Dervish rights activist, Saleh Moradi who has been temporarily released from AdelAbad prison two days ago, sentenced to one year jail term plus one year of exile by Kavar’s General Court.
According to Majzooban Noor, Gonabadi Dervish, Saleheddin Moradi Sarvestani, was sentenced to one year in prison and one year of exile on charges of “inciting public opinion” and “disturbing the public order” by Kavar’s General Court.
In spite of the fact that Mr. Moradi had been already confined in Adel Abad prison for 20 months so he has been in detention more than the serving a period of time which would equate to his sentence, on Sunday (12 Khordad 1392/ June 2, 2013) he was temporarily released on parole by Shiraz’s Revolutionary Court order which approved by Kavar’s General Court too.
It should be noted that there is another open case against this Gonabadi Dervish in Shiraz’s Revolutionary Court with charges of “Propaganda against the regime”, “acting against national security” and “Deviant group (Majzooban Noor) membership” in which by considering that Saleh Moradi has been in jail more than the time which would equate to his sentence, the Revolutionary Court had ordered the release on parole for him, but the Kavar’s General Court refused to charge so he remained in prison awaiting Kavar’s Court decision.
Saleh Moradi while is waiting for Shiraz’s Revolutionary Court ruling, is appealing against the judgment of the Kavar’s General Court.
Our reporter added that, a large number of Gonabadi Dervishes who had gathered outside of prison gave him a warm welcome at the time of his release.
Saleh Moradi along with another jailed Dervish, Kasra Nouri, had been protesting with a hunger strike against the illegal transfer of their Dervish lawyers to solitary confinement in Evin prison for 90 days and after transfer of seven Dervish lawyers to general ward 350, they ended their prolong-term hunger strike.
Kasra Nouri, another Gonabadi Dervish imprisoned at AdelAbad Prison in Shiraz, has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison in part to intimidate other youth and prevent them from joining the Dervish sect! The attorney of this prisoners of conscience, Fariborz Yadollahi, objected against the decision and asked an appellate court, therefore his case was taken to the court of appeal.