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Kurdistan Province Court of Appeals Sentences Saman Karimi to Imprisonment

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On Saturday, July 17, Branch 4 of the Court of Appeals of Kurdistan Province sentenced Saman Karimi to 9 years in prison.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Karimi was sentenced on charges of”conspiracy acts against the security of the country”, “membership in opposition groups”, and “propaganda against the regime”.

By applying Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, the most severe sentence enforceable to him is 4 years in prison.

According to article 134 of Iran’s penal code, “If the number of offenses that are committed is more than three, the penalty shall not be more than the maximum prescribed punishment provided that it shall not exceed 1.5 times the longest sentence. In these cases, only the harshest prison sentence shall be served.”

Mr. Karimi was sentenced to death in November 2019, but the sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court in September of last year.

Farhad Mohammadi, a Lawyer, Sentenced to prison by Court of Appeals

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Attorney Farhad Mohammadi was sentenced to ten months in prison on charges of “acting against national security”.

According to the HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Kurdpa, last June, Farhad Mohammadi was sentenced to four years in prison by the First Branch of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Saeedi.

Mohammadi’s sentence was reduced to 10 months imprisonment by the Fourth Branch of the Kurdistan Court of Appeals.