Back to Qezel Qal’eh Prison

After the appeal court they took me to Qezel Qal’eh Prison. There, a Marxist came to me and said: “There is a prisoner in the 1^st row introduces himself as Javad Mansouri and knows you.” I was shocked by hearing it. After some hesitation I told him that I do not know him. I could not believe that Javad was there. It made me deeply thoughtful and worried. I was worried if Hezbollah had been blabbed and tolerating all those tortures and slashes were useless. But there was nothing to be worried about. Despite imprisonment of Javad, Saeed and me, heroic resistance of Javad and lack of information of Saeed Hezbollah had saved Hezbollah from the danger of SAVAK and being blabbed.

Javad sent another message to see me. I pretended that I did not know him, but in a suitable time I went to his cell and called him through the door’s hatch. I said: “Javad!” and he said: “Ahmad, is that you?!” I said yes and asked: “Are you alone there? Is it safe?” He answered: “Yes! It’s only me.” I asked him about the time of his arrest. He said that he had been arrested in June (1972) and known that I was in Qezel Qal’eh by hearing mu name through the loud speaker of prison. I told him that I had passed the first and appeals courts and sentenced to two years in prison. I noted him that his presence may change my conditions and make it worse. Javad said: “So, remember that I had no relation or contact with you.” I said: “So, do I. I have not said anything about you or even a word about Hezbollah.”

Visiting Javad Mansouri, my dear old believing, hard minded and resisting friend was prize for me. I told him: “Javad! Comparing to the previous prisons, this time is much harder because of the number of tortures and beating. They beat and torture until you confess what they want to hear.” He said: “Thank God that I had not said anything yet.” I told him: “If you think that you cannot tolerate the tortures, I can afford you suicide pills.” His answer was surprising and interesting to me. He said: “No, Ahmad! I have not talked up to now and by God’s will I would resist. Don’t worry and trust God.”[1]

He informed me that Ezzat Shahi was still alive and the news about the names of the killed people in Ferdowsi Square car accident were wrong.