Prisoner update: Political activist Esmael Sahabeh sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison, judge absent during defence
GVF -- Esmail Sahabeh, a member of the Islamic Participation Front has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
It should be noted that astonishingly, Judge Salavati who is in charge of the case was absent during the hearing and handed down the ruling without even hearing Sahabeh’s defence. Sahabeh had been arrested during a religious ceremony held in support of the political prisoners in October 2009. He was temporarily released on bail after two months of imprisonment.
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