Tuesday, April 19, 2016
BAMYAN (BNA) Civil society activists condemned the murder of Afghan migrant Setayesh Quraishi in Iran and asked for a thoroughgoing investigation, here the other day.‘
An Afghan refugee living in Iran, Sher Aqa Quraishi, told BBC his daughter Setayesh Quraishi was kidnapped by a neighbor before being brutally killed. He said his daughter had gone out of home to buy ice-cream on April 10 when kidnapped. “After a day of her kidnap, police informed me that my daughter was kidnapped by a young guy of our neighbors and then killed her,” he said.
Iranian media outlets said Setayesh Quraishi was raped before being killed and sprayed with acid. However, the father of the victim said it was unclear whether her daughter had been raped or not. The 17 years old Iranian kidnapper has been arrested by police.
Dozens of protestors including women during a rally in Bamyan city, condemned the killing of Setayesh Quraishi and issued a resolution, asking Iranian and the Afghan governments to investigate the incident. The protestors also asked UNICEF and international human rights organizations to oversee the trial of the murderer. They said the accused had killed, raped and burnt Setayesh.
He should be awarded deterrent punishment, they demanded.
On the other hand, officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they were aware of the incident and the Afghan embassy in Iran was tracking the issue.
