Narges Mohammadi sentenced to 30 months imprisonment and 80 lashes ‘notification delivered to her in Evin Prison’

Taghi Rahmani, a political activist residing in Paris and husband of Narges Mohammadi, announced on Wednesday, November 17 that this civil activist was transferred to Evin Prison following her arrest at a commemoration ceremony for Ibrahim Ketabdar, and in a phone call stated that she has been notified of a sentence of 30 months imprisonment and 80 lashes.

Mr. Rahmani wrote on Twitter that after Narges Mohammadi said she would not allow them to whip her and is resisting the lashing sentence, the phone call was cut off.

Relatives of Ms. Mohammadi, a human rights activist, announced on Tuesday that she was beaten and arrested at the grave of Ibrahim Ketabdar, one of the casualties of the November 2019 protests.

Arash Sadeghi, a civil activist and former political prisoner, also wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that Narges Mohammadi is currently being held in solitary confinement in Ward 2-A, also known as the Intelligence Security Ward of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in Evin Prison.

Narges Mohammadi was transferred to prison on May 6, 2015 to serve her sentence and was released from Zanjan Prison on September 7, 2020 using the sentence reduction law.

Ms. Mohammadi in a new case opened against her in recent months has been sentenced to “80 lashes, 30 months imprisonment, and two monetary payments” on charges including “propaganda against the system,” “sit-in at the prison office,” “defiance of prison officials,” “breaking windows,” and “defamation” regarding charges of torture and assault.

Narges Mohammadi was summoned to Evin Prosecutor’s Office in early September this year to execute her new conviction sentence. This civil activist and spokesperson for the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran announced on September 4 that she would “refuse” to comply with this sentence.

In a post published on her Instagram page, she emphasized that “if she is forcibly returned to prison, she will continue her protest from inside the prison.”

This civil activist has long been deprived of the right to hold a passport, leave the country, and visit her two children who reside in France.

Source: Radio Farda