HRANA News Agency – 16 instructors of “Erfane Halghe” (Interuniversalism Mysticism) have been sentenced to 37 years imprisonment and to pay 130 million Toman fine.
According to HRANA based on the report of Fars News Agency, 40 instructors of Erfane Halghe who held teaching sessions of “Erfane Halghe” have been arrested and 16 of them charged, prosecuted and sentenced. These 16 individuals were instructors (Master) of Erfane Halghe, who held teaching sessions after Mohammad Ali Taheri was arrested. They have been prosecuted based on the same charges and after the hearing these 16 individuals received a total of 37 years imprisonment and 130 Million Toman fine.”
The News Agency wrote: “since the main charge for these individuals was Blasphamy , based on this crime they have received 1-5 years imprisonment and on the charge of gathering unlawful financial gains ( which was collected as course joining fee) they have been sentenced to return the funds . In addition , because some Alcohol beverage were found from them, they have been sentenced to pay a fine.”
This News Agency continued: “the case of Mohammad Ali Taheri, the founder of Erfane Halghe- who is serving his jail sentence on the charge of Blasphemy at Evin Prison – is currently being considered for the charge of “Corruption on earth”. The judicial system has been seeking advice from three supreme religion authorities ( Marja Taghlid) who have confirmed Mohammad Ali Taheri’s Apostate crime and his court will soon take place .”
Mohammad Ali Taheri was arrested in 2010 by Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Sepah Pasdaran) Intelligence Services officers on the charges of acting against national security and after 67 days of interrogations in Ward 2-A at Evin Prison (which belongs to Sepah Intelligence Services) released on bail. He was again arrested in May 2011 on the charges of “Apostate, waging war against state, Blasphemy, corruption of earth and insulting the prophet” and since has been kept in solitary confinement at Ward 2-A at Evin Prison.
It has been many years since Iranian Islamic government fighting and confronting religion and mysticisms with contrary views to their Islamic traditional believes and many leaders and founders of such religions and mysticisms have been prosecuted.
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, these religions and mysticisms are called “Newly emerged sect” or “False Mysticism”.
