Ahmad Gholami, writer and editor in chief of Sharq Daily, was sentenced to one year of suspended prison by the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court presided over by Abolqasem Salvati.

According to reports, Ahmad Gholami was charged with propagating against the government and based on this was sentence to one year of prison which has been suspended for five years based on article 500 of the Islamic Penal Code.

This sentence was announced to this journalist by the head of the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court.

Mr. Gholami was arrested on December 7, 2011 along with Ali Khodabakhsh, Keivan Mehregan and Farzaneh Rostayi after security forces stormed the Sharq office building. He was released on a heavy bail on December 29. (ISNA state-run News Agency – Mar. 9, 2012)

Source : Freedom Nessenger