The death sentence of a religious critic was upheld by the Supreme Court of the Iranian regime, and he was sentenced to eight years in prison at the same time.

 

The death sentence of a religious critic was upheld by the Supreme Court of the Iranian regime, and he was sentenced to eight years in prison at the same time.

Mohammad Arman, the defense lawyer of Yousef Mehrad, one of the defendants in "Sab al-Nabi" in Arak, announced that his death sentence had been upheld by the Supreme Court and that the Arak Revolutionary Court had sentenced him to eight years in prison for another part of his client's case. Yousef Mehrad, the's lawyer, described the verdict as acquittal and its approval by the Supreme Court as unfair.

Referring to the case of his client, Yousef Mehrad, Mohammad Arman, a lawyer, was quoted by HRANA news agency as saying: "Given that the client did not confess to the charges against him, he was sentenced to death in a preliminary ruling, which was approved by the Supreme Court, based on an implicit confession that has no legal basis."

He continued: "Of course, in another place, based on the knowledge of the judge, regardless of it, even if we accept that my client committed the Prophet, he is subject to Article 263 of the Islamic Penal Code and I believe that my client based on strong evidence in this case "There is, he must be completely acquitted."

"My client was also tried in the Revolutionary Court on other charges and sentenced to eight years in prison, which he did not object to, and he surrendered to this verdict," he said. "Therefore, the sentence was reduced, which, as a rule, can lead to parole after a period of imprisonment."

He added: "Currently, our only serious problem in this case is the issue of the death sentence of the client, which unfortunately the Supreme Court in 8 lines and only stating that" the lawyer's protest was not enough to lead to a violation of the sentence. " Has upheld the verdict. "In any case, we will resume the trial."

Hrana had previously announced the death sentence by Branch 1 of the Central Province Criminal Court for the two main defendants in the case, Seyyed Sadrullah Fazeli Zare and Yousef Mehrad, on charges of "sab al-Nabi." This sentence was announced to these citizens in Arak prison on May 23rd. Also, the court session of another part of Yousef Mehrad's case of propaganda against the regime, forming a group, insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic and insulting the leader, who according to his lawyer was sentenced to 8 years in prison, was held on 3 June this year in the branch. An Arak Public and Revolutionary Court has been held.

Yousef Mehrad was arrested by security forces at his home in Ardabil in June and eventually transferred to Arak Prison. He is the father of 3 young children.

The two citizens were held in solitary confinement for two months after their arrest and were denied access to their families by telephone for eight months.

The religious regime of Iran is one of the strictest governments in the world in recent centuries, in the field of opposing beliefs and ideas. In this respect, he can only be compared to ISIS.