HRANA News Agency – Abbas Lesani, exiled prisoner in Shiraz Adel Abad prison was informed about a bail of 150 million IRR for his new case.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the administration of justice sent a notification to Abbas Lesani, Azeri activist in Shiraz Adel Abad prison, on 10^th May.
According to this document, the bail of 150 million IRR must be paid for his freedom. The deposit should be paid to Branch 6 of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz or Branch 2 of Ardabil Court.
A source close to Mr. Lesani, by announcing this news told HRANA’s reporter: “Mr. Lesani has announced that he is not going to pay any bail, as freedom of speech is known as citizen’s right by the international community and Iran and it should be respected as well as freedom of press and gathering and so on.”
Abbas Lesani, Azeri activist, who is serving his sentence in Shiraz Adel Abad prison, was tried for a new case by Branch 6 of Public and Revolutionary Court in Shiraz, presided by Judge Zare, on 9^th April.
He was alleged by Mr. Zare, on behalf of the Public and Revolutionary Court in Ardebil city, to: “propaganda against the regime in favor of the opposition groups and contrary to the country independence, in favor of separatism and the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, by preparing and sharing his audio files to stimulate the expression of extreme ethnicity or pan Turkist in order to create chaos and illegal protests.”
Abbas Lesani who had not attended any of his three court hearings because of court’s failure in complying with Article 168 of the constitution of the notion of public hearings, was sentenced by branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court in Ardabil, presided by judge Asadpour, on 25^th April, 2015.
Mr. Lesani was arrested on September 9, 2011, after participating in a protest against the drying the Urmia Lake, on charges of propaganda against the regime and the formation of groups to disturb national security, in Ardebil.