Omid Kokabee Released on Bail
- Ebby Abramson
- May 27, 2016
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 12, 2022
Imprisoned Iranian laser scientist Omid Kokabee, who recently had surgery to remove a cancerous kidney, has been released on bail to recuperate, according to BBC Persian.
In September 2014, 18 Physics Nobel Laureates signed an open letter addressed to the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, calling for Kokabee's release.
While in prison, Kokabee was awarded the 2013 Andrei Sakharov Prize by the American Physical Society for "his courage in refusing to use his physics knowledge to work on projects that he deemed harmful to humanity." The American Association for the Advancement of Science also awarded him its 2014 Freedom and Responsibility Award.
According to BBC, Kokabee's furlough is expected to last "for one to three months after his friends posted a bail of 5 billion Iranian rials ($US 165,000)."
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