Shi’a cleric Ayatollah Sayed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi reportedly appeared before the Special Court for the Clergy in March 2007. According to an eyewitness, he appeared to be bleeding from his mouth, and possibly occasionally coughing up blood. He was reportedly unable to walk upright. On 18 February, the cleric’s eldest son, Sayed Mahdi Kazemeyni Boroujerdi, was arrested and was detained in Evin Prison, although Amnesty International is not aware of the reasons for his reported detention.
