Iran lawmaker confirms many protest deaths were wounded who did not make it to hospitals
An Iranian lawmaker confirmed that many people who died during recent protests were wounded individuals who did not make it to hospitals, an unusual acknowledgment by an official about the fate of the injured during the unrest.
Ahmad Fatemi, a member of parliament’s social affairs commission, said many of those who died had been injured and later died from their wounds or infections after not receiving hospital treatment.
“Some of the wounded, for various reasons, did not go to treatment centers, and many of the deaths were due to injuries and infection,” Fatemi was quoted as saying by state media.
He said the cases were under review and that no precise figures had yet been released, adding that relevant authorities would publish official statistics later.
