Hossein Selahvarzi, former president of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, has been sentenced to 6 months in prison and a fine by the Tehran Province Appeals Court.

According to HRANA, quoting Mizan, Hossein Selahvarzi was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment and a fine.

Mizan, the judiciary’s news agency, reported that Selahvarzi’s case was reviewed by the Tehran Province Appeals Court, and based on legal provisions and the available evidence, he was sentenced to 6 months in prison and a fine for “spreading falsehoods.” This ruling is final and enforceable upon notification.

Previously, the Deputy Prosecutor General of Tehran had issued an indictment against Hossein Selahvarzi on charges of “insulting the Supreme Leader” and “insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic.”

In January of 2024, a court session was held in the Tehran Revolutionary Court to address these charges against Selahvarzi.

Selahvarzi, an economic activist, served as the president of the 10th term of the Iran Chamber of Commerce from late June until November of 2023, before ultimately being removed from his position.