Thursday, October 27, 2005

One-year prison sentence for a Sanandadji youth

Iran Press News: Translation by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi
The Organization of the defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan reports that a Sanandadji youth, Morteza Soleimani who was arrested in the summer clashes in Kurdistan has been charged with "acting against national security and combat against the order/rule". He was sentenced by branch one of the revolutionary court of Sanandadj. This young man who did not have access to any money for his bail has remained in custody since his arrest in July.