Narges Mohammadi Speaks to Le Parisien About the Situation of Cécile and Jacques
In an interview with Le Parisien, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi expressed her deep concern for the situation of Cécile and Jacques.
“I am deeply worried about Cécile and Jacques. Firstly, because their charge has changed — from spying for France to spying for Mossad. Spying for Mossad now, especially after the recent Israeli attacks on Iran, could have very serious consequences for these two,” Mohammadi said.
She added, “Secondly, I am worried about them because they have been held in security wards, in solitary confinement, for almost three years. Naturally, when a prisoner stays in solitary for such a long time, their strength, physical health, and mental well-being are severely damaged. So after three years of enduring solitary confinement, Cécile and Jacques are now facing extremely serious charges with very dangerous consequences.”
“Even to use the bathroom or take a shower,
which is allowed no more than three times a day,
you must have the guard’s permission and for a very short time.” said Narges Mohammadi.
Mohammadi emphasized that the conditions will only become harder for them. “This situation will definitely become even more fragile and difficult for them. From the day Cécile was brought to Ward 209, we learned through friends — people who were transferred from Ward 209 to the general prison ward, where we were held — we used to hear news about them. From that time, we knew that Cécile was under a lot of pressure in solitary,” she said.
“Imagine being in solitary confinement there:
when they put a prisoner in solitary,
they don’t even have access to fresh air.” said Narges Mohammadi.
Recalling her own experience, Mohammadi explained, “Around Azar month (November-December), after my surgery and even some time before that, when my friends — when the women prisoners came from Ward 209 — I would ask them, and they kept saying that Cécile had become very weak. Mentally and emotionally too — because of the conditions in Ward 209 and the pressure they were under — she was very affected psychologically. Physically she had become very weak, and now I am really worried about Cécile’s physical condition too.”
“There’s no access to personal items — you’re just left in a small cell, sitting on a thin rug, constantly under threats and pressure from security forces. We went through this ourselves when we were in solitary — I’ve been in security wards four times, and the conditions are extremely terrifying.”
She continued, “Some friends who came from Ward 209 would say they spent a few hours or a few days in the same cell with Cécile. They spoke about her very warm and kind spirit. They talked about how caring and compassionate she was towards others, despite her own difficult situation. But the reality is that Cécile has spent a very long time in solitary, and right now, I don’t know how she is doing.”
“Look, in Evin Prison, when we were held in solitary cells in security detention —
the same place where Cécile and Jacques have been — the conditions were extremely harsh.
It’s almost unbearable.” said Narges Mohammadi.
نرگس محمدی در گفت‌وگو با لوپاریزین درباره وضعیت سیسیل و ژاک:
«من عمیقاً نگران سیسیل و ژاک هستم. اولاً به این دلیل که اتهام آن‌ها از جاسوسی برای فرانسه به جاسوسی برای موساد تبدیل شده است. جاسوسی برای موساد، آن هم حالا بعد از حمله‌هایی که اسرائیل به ایران داشته، می‌تواند تبعات خیلی سنگینی برای این دو نفر داشته باشد.
در درجه دوم من نگران این دو نفر هستم، چون نزدیک به سه سال است که این دو نفر در بند امنیتی و در سلول‌های انفرادی نگهداری شده‌اند. خوب طبیعی است که زندانی وقتی به مدت طولانی در سلول انفرادی می‌ماند، طاقتش، سلامت جسمی و سلامت روحی و روانی‌اش به‌شدت آسیب می‌بیند. یعنی سیسیل و ژاک بعد از سه سال تحمل سلول انفرادی، الان با اتهام بسیار سنگین و با عواقب بسیار خطرناک مواجه هستند.
قطعاً این شرایط برای آن‌ها شکننده‌تر و سخت‌تر خواهد شد. از روزی که سیسیل را آوردند در دویست و نه و ما از طریق دوستانی که از دویست و نه به بند عمومی زندان — یعنی جایی که ما نگهداری می‌شدیم — منتقل می‌شدند، خبرهایی را از آن‌ها می‌شنیدیم. و از همان موقع می‌دانستیم که سیسیل در سلول انفرادی تحت فشار زیادی بوده.
پیش از توقف حکمم وقتی هنوز در زندان بودم، وقتی زندانیان زن از بند امنیت دویست و نه می‌آمدند، سؤال می‌کردم و آن‌ها مرتب می‌گفتند که سیسیل خیلی ضعیف شده و به لحاظ روحی و روانی، هم به دلیل شرایط دویست و نه و هم به دلیل فشاری که رویشان بوده، خیلی آسیب دیده است. به لحاظ جسمی هم خیلی ضعیف شده بود و من الان نگران وضعیت جسمی سیسیل هم هستم.
بعضی از دوستانی که از بند دویست و نه می‌آمدند، می‌گفتند مثلاً چند ساعت یا چند روز با سیسیل در یک سلول بوده‌اند. از روحیه بسیار گرم او صحبت می‌کردند و از برخورد بسیار انسان‌دوستانه‌اش می‌گفتند. اما واقعیت این است که سیسیل مدت طولانی در سلول انفرادی بوده و من الان نمی‌دانم حال و روزش چطور است.»
