HRANA News Agency – Mostafa Azizi and Payam Bastani Parizi, two political prisoners were released by the supreme leader’s pardon for celebration of March 31^st (Islamic Republic day). Mr. Parizi was lashed 30 times before being released.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mostafa Azizi, prisoner of Evin prison, and Payam Bastani Parizi, prisoner of Rajaei Shahr prison, were released on Saturday April 9, by the supreme leader’s pardon.
Mr. Azizi was sentenced to 8 years in prison by judge Salavati in branch number 15 of the revolutionary court on charge of collusion against the national security, propaganda against the regime and insulting the supreme leader, on June 1, 2015. This sentence was reduced to 3 years and fines, in court of appeal by Judge Poorarab.
Mostafa Azizi, 53, is a former TV producer and writer, who wrote “I am Raymond Caro”. He had migrated to Canada in 2010. He was arrested on February 10, 2010, few days after his arrival in Iran.
Mr. Azizi spent his first month of arrest in ward 2-A of the IRGC, and recently was sent to furlough for Iranian new year.
Payam Bastani Parizi, born in 1986, was sentenced to 2 years in prison and 30 lashes, on charge of insulting the Supreme leader and president.
He was imprisoned in August 2015 in Evin prison but was transferred to Rajaei Shahr prison after a while. He was released after serving 2 years in prison and receiving 30 lashes.