HRANA News Agency – The trial of Amir Amirgholi, political prisoner in ward 8 of Evin prison, was not finished and there will be a second session.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Amir Amirgholi, political prisoner in ward 8 of Evin prison, was tried in Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided by Salavati, in the presence of his lawyer, Mr. Nemat Ahmadi, and as it was not finished, he will be tried once more.
According to the same report, in the middle of the hearing, the Head of Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court received a phone call after which Salvati, chief of the Branch, postponed the trial to another day.
It should be noted that the next hearing date has not been determined, yet.
Amir Amirgholi, former student activist was arrested on 1^st December last year and was held in solitary confinement for about two months in ward 209 of Evin prison under interrogation and after his interrogations he was transferred to ward 8 in Evin prison.
He was charged with gathering and collusion against the national security, propaganda against the regime, blasphemy and insulting the leadership, by Naseri at Branch 6 of persecution’s investigator, in Evin.
According to one of his relatives; “The allegation of collusion and propaganda against the regime are because of his participation in a gathering to support Kobani, and blasphemy and insulting the leadership allegations are because of what he has posted on his personal Facebook page.”
Amir Amirgholi was arrested earlier in September 2008 because of his political and student activities, and was subsequently expelled from the university. Now he is in his eleventh month of his detention in ward 8 of Evin prison.
Prior to this, HRANA released the news that this political prisoner was stung by ticks in ward 8 of Evin prison.