

Families of the inmates met with the lawmakers on Sunday, seeking clarification on what happened to their kin, according to the report.

The meetings came after families members of a group of political prisoners being held in ward 350 of the notorious facility gathered in front of the parliament to voice their concerns that some inmates were injured during a prison inspection last Thursday, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported earlier this week.

ISNA reported that family members learned of the situation during phone calls with loved ones being held inside. They told the news agency that some prisoners were sent to solitary confinement after the incident.



Details of what happened during the prison inspection are in dispute.



Prison officials have denied any beatings, saying there was no clash during the monthly inspection. They say majority of family members have already met with the inmates, and that the rest will be allowed to meet soon.

Hard-line lawmakers Mohammad Hasan Asafari and Ismail Kowsari have accused some of the prisoners of illegally possessing cell phones and laptops used to communicate with contacts abroad, hard-line Javan newspaper and the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Tuesday.

