HRANA – The prosecutor of Torbat-e Heydarieh announced the issuance of sentences totaling 60 years of imprisonment, 20 years of exile, and additional punitive measures for several supporters of the “Yamani” movement. Without specifying the number of those convicted, he described them as “leaders and online activists affiliated with the emerging Baha’i movement.”

According to ISNA, Mohammad Hossein Hassan-Nejad stated in this regard: “Based on the issued verdict, the leaders and online activists of this religious group were collectively sentenced to 60 years in prison, 160 years of deprivation from social services, and 20 years of exile to hot border regions. In addition, each of these individuals was ordered to pay a fine of 800 million rials.”

He referred to these citizens as “the main defendants in the case of elements affiliated with the deviant movement of Ahmad Ismail Basri, known as the emerging Baha’i movement.”

According to him, these rulings were issued based on Articles 499 and 500 (amended) of the Islamic Penal Code.

The report does not mention the number or identities of those convicted.

Each year in Iran, individuals are arrested solely on allegations of claiming a connection with the Shiite Hidden Imam. It is worth noting that the “Yamani” ideological movement, led by an individual named Ahmad al-Hassan al-Yamani, is also active by making claims related to Mahdism.

Iran’s security apparatus, particularly the Ministry of Intelligence, has departments tasked with confronting religions, spiritual movements, and intellectual-religious groups that do not fall within the ideological framework accepted by the Iranian government.