The Fox News TV reported: the family of Amir Hekmati, an American-Iranian, and a former US marine who was captive in the notorious Evin prison, said he was tortured and mistreated by the clerical regime.

In an interview with Fox News they said: during the 4 years of his captivity, the Iranian agents have used different methods of tortures against him, including forcing him to use narcotics, exposing him to strong electrical shocks, sleep deprivation, flogging him, and keeping him suspended only by his hands.

Amir Hekmati’s sister said: they told him that his mother was killed in a car accident to put psychological pressures on him.