According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, on Thursday, May 30, 2024, 16-year-old Harith Kharot, son of Shamlon, who was arrested on February 6, 2024, along with Ali Akbar Kouhkan in the city of Zahedan by security forces, was released on bail of 1.5 billion (Iranian Rials) after 114 days in the Zahedan Juvenile Correctional Center.
He was arrested along with Ali Akbar Kouhkan on one of Zahedan’s streets by Intelligence Ministry agents. Ali Akbar was released after 9 days of detention due to his condition of toxic thyroid disease.
During his detention, the Baloch teenager was repeatedly tortured to coerce confessions against Hamidreza Kouhkan.
Harith was transferred from the Intelligence Ministry detention center to the Zahedan Juvenile Correctional Center and was taken back to the detention center twice more for forced confessions.
As of the time of this report, there is no detailed information available regarding the charges against this Baloch teenager.
