Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights activist, announced the “pardon and imminent release” of several detainees from the November 2019 protests, including Saeed Tamjidi, Mohammad Rajabi, and Amir Hossein Moradi.
Ms. Sotoudeh wrote in an Instagram post published on Wednesday, August 27: “Through a phone call from inside the prison, we learned that a large number of detainees from November 2019, along with Amir Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi, and Mohammad Rajabi, have been included in the pardon and will be released soon.”
Maryam Karimbeigi, sister of Mostafa Karimbeigi, one of those killed in the June 2009 protests, also confirmed this news on her Twitter page.
Amir Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi, and Mohammad Rajabi were three protesters against the gasoline price increase in November 2019 who were sentenced in March 2020 by Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Soloati, to execution, 38 years imprisonment, and 222 lashes.
Naser Moradi, Mr. Moradi’s father, committed suicide last year due to “severe psychological pressure,” “uncertainty,” and “concerns about the execution of his son’s sentence.”
The news of the possible release of these individuals comes after Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Eje’i, the head of the judiciary, ordered the files of those detained during the November 2019 protests to be reviewed again.
Mohseni Eje’i instructed the Tehran prosecutor to prepare the groundwork for the release of those who, according to him, meet the conditions for amnesty or conditional release.
Ali Motahari, a former parliament representative, also praised Eje’i’s order, writing on Twitter that this order means “recognition of the protest. The approach of law enforcement toward such gatherings has also undergone an evolutionary course.”
Motahari’s position was stated at a time when multiple documented reports from Khuzestan about violent confrontations with protesters over water shortage and the killing of several young protesters in the province have been released.
Source: Radio Farda
