Seminary student jailed for marching in protest
Washington, 12 August (IranVNC)—A special court for clergy today sentenced Alireza Jahanshahi, a seminary student, to 23 months and 15 days in prison, 30,000 Tomans fine [approximately $32], and three years exile from his birthplace, the central Iranian town of Sirjan, on charges of “disrupting public opinion”, the semi-official Fars News Agency reports.
By: IranVNC
Published: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
23:44GMT—7:44PM/EST
IRAN – STUDENT – ARREST
Washington, 12 August (IranVNC)—A special court for clergy today sentenced Alireza Jahanshahi, a seminary student, to 23 months and 15 days in prison, 30,000 Tomans fine [approximately $32], and three years exile from his birthplace, the central Iranian town of Sirjan, on charges of “disrupting public opinion”, the semi-official Fars News Agency reports.
Earlier this year, Jahanshahi announced that in protest to “economic corruption and land-grabbing” by Sirjan’s powerful officials, he would march from Sirjan to Tehran. He accomplished part of his plan, but was arrested a few weeks ago.
Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency wrote that the special clergy court perceived Jahanshahi’s peaceful protest march as “behavior inconsistent with the stature of the clergy”, and sentenced him.
Source: Fars News Agency
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(Original article written in Persian.)