Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi will be brought to trial as soon as the necessary conditions are set, the first deputy of the judiciary told a news conference on Monday. Mizan Khabar, the news outlet for the judiciary, reports that Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday January 5 that the public will […]
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MP Motahari fires back at Prosecutor over house arrests
Conservative MP Ali Motahari has once again condemned the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi, saying recent statements by Prosecutor General Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejei indicate that he has condemned them to life imprisonment without a trial or a chance to defend themselves. Mohseni Ejei was responding to recent efforts to […]
Prosecutor says opposition leaders must pay for ‘sin’
Iran’s Prosecutor General has once again revisited the topic of the opposition leaders’ house arrest, saying the Green Movement leaders will not be released and adding: “They have committed a great crime and have to be held accountable for it.” The Tasnim News Agency reports that Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Sunday July 27: […]
Protesters from 2009 election sentenced in absentia
Iran’s Prosecutor General and spokesperson for the judiciary announced that the Iranian courts have issued sentences in absentia for seven protesters from the 2009 election. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told reporters that the sentences, ranging from three to 11 years in prison, have been issues in widely circulated newspapers. Mohseni Ejei did not specify the […]
Establishment backlash grows against Rohani’s statements
According to a report by Radio Zamabeh, president Rohani’s statements about curbing overt government interference in people’s lives have drawn more fire from the establishment, this time from Iran’s Prosecutor General and spokesman for the judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei. The Entekhab website reports that Mohseni Ejei said: “We hear these days: do not interfere […]
Prosecutor says minister broke law by refusing to censor
Iran’s prosecutor general says the Ministry of Communication’s refusal to censor the messaging service WhatsApp in Iran is “against the law” and the minister must be held accountable. The Minister of Communications has dismissed a call by the Supervisory Committee for the Determination of Criminal Cyber Content to block WhatsApp, an internet instant-messaging subscription […]
Prosecutor says opposition leaders to remain under house arrest
Iran’s Prosecutor General and spokesman for the judiciary says no decision has been made to end the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told a press conference: “In the election of 2009, a number of people caused injury to the regime. In the process, a number of people and […]
Top prosecutor says opposition leaders must repent to be released
Iran’s Prosecutor General has announced that efforts to end the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi are futile and nothing will change unless they repent. The Tasnim News Agency reports that Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told a meeting of seminarians in Hamadan: “Some are trying to end the house arrests to […]
Iranian judiciary confirms Karroubi’s continued house arrest
Iran’s Prosecutor General announced today that the transfer of Mehdi Karroubi to his home in Jamaran does not mean that the opposition leader is no longer under house arrest. Ghomalhossein Mohseni Ejei once again referred to the 2009 election protests as a show of sedition that made “the revolution’s enemies” happy and, therefore, “its […]
Iranian Judiciary maintains hard line about 2009 election protesters
A spokesman for the Iranian judiciary says people convicted of taking part in the 2009 election protests cannot be “forgiven” and the sentences they have received are already the least they deserve. Conservative MP Ali Motahari had said in Parliament today that the judiciary should review the “severe sentences” handed to people following the […]