Tehran Revolutionary Court sets time for hearing of three Christian citizens' case
The court hearing on the charges against Joseph Shahbazian, Somayeh (Sonia) Sadegh, and Mina Khajoo Qomi, Christian citizens living in Rasht, will be held on June 26, 2022, at Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
According to HRANA News Agency, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, the court hearing date for the charges against Joseph Shahbazian, Somayeh (Sonia) Sadegh, and Mina Khajoo-Ghomi has been set.
According to a recently issued notice sent to Iman Soleimani, the lawyer defending these individuals, the court hearing to hear the charges against these Christian citizens will be held on June 26, 2022, at Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
An indictment was issued for these citizens some time ago and their case was referred to Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. The charges against these individuals are “forming a gang with the aim of disrupting the country’s security, acting against national security by preaching missionary Christianity, and forming a house church.”
Among them, Joseph Shahbazian, a 57-year-old citizen of Armenian descent, was arrested in July 2020 along with a number of Christian believers at a religious ceremony in the Yaftabad area of Tehran. In August 2020, he was temporarily released on bail of two billion tomans. Somayeh Sadeq and Mina Khajou Qomi were also among the detainees who were temporarily released on bail.
Earlier, Iman Soleimani, the lawyer defending these three Christian citizens, said that "despite repeated requests and orders from the investigator of Branch 3 of the Evin Security Court, the bailiffs are refusing to implement the order of the case's prosecutor, refusing to hand over the personal belongings and even the belongings of his clients' families, such as phones, laptops, and other items. Joseph Shahbazian's passport has also been confiscated by the bailiffs."
Source: HRANA
