General Rahimi was arrested on February 12th, 1979. Based on the communiqué, the defendant was arrested by “Islamic armed forces.” The newspaper Etela’at (Februray 12, 1979, p.3), interviewed the general about his arrest. General Mehdi Rahimi : “I was walking in Sepah circle, several individuals assaulted me and arrested me and brought me here. They also ill treated me a bit and beat me, but it doesn’t matter, they were young.”
