Saber Khodamoradi, a Sunni cleric and Imam of Friday prayers in a town in Saqqez County, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison by the Special Clerical Court in Hamedan.
Mr. Khodamoradi announced that he was sentenced to 15 months in prison following a phone call from the Special Clerical Court in Hamedan. He had previously been summoned to this court in July 2023.
This Sunni cleric had earlier been sentenced to seven months in prison and 74 lashes by the Special Clerical Court in Hamedan.
Additionally, on April 26, 2023, Saber Khodamoradi was summoned to the Special Clerical Court in Hamedan for the third consecutive time due to his support of the nationwide protests in 2022.