Ali Nejati, a member of the Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Workers' Union, was summoned to the Revolutionary Court.

Ali Nejati, a labor activist and board member of the Haft Tapeh Workers' Union, was summoned to Tehran's Revolutionary Court via text message.

According to the Telegram channel of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Workers' Union, on Tuesday, November 4, this labor activist was summoned to Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, according to a summons sent electronically to "Farzaneh Zeilabi," the lawyer for the Haft Tappeh workers.

Based on this summons, Ali Nejati is required to appear before the Revolutionary Court on Sunday, November 9, to hear his case.

Farzaneh Zeilabi, a lawyer for Haft Tappeh workers, previously announced in mid-July that the case of Ali Nejati, a retired worker and member of the board of directors of the Haft Tappeh Workers' Union, and "Esmail Bakhshi," a representative and spokesperson for the company's workers, had been sent to Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, and said that the case was awaiting a hearing date.

According to the lawyer, the retired worker is accused of "gathering and colluding with the intention of acting against national security" and "propaganda activity against the system."

By publishing this news, the Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Workers' Union condemned any intimidation, threats, and criminalization of workers and defenders of the labor movement, and called for an end to such criminalization by the authorities of the Islamic Republic.

Ali Nejati, a member of the board of directors of the Haft Tappeh Workers' Union, was arrested at his home on November 29 last year on charges of interfering in the strikes of Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers. After some time, on February 29 of the same year, he was released from prison on medical leave due to a heart and respiratory condition.

The United States has also repeatedly condemned Iran's security crackdown on workers, and previously, the US State Department's Persian Twitter account had posted a message stating that the Islamic Republic's regime could have paid the salaries of workers in Iran with the money it spent in Syria.

Also, in February last year, Amnesty International called 2018 the "year of shame" for the Islamic Republic in a report, announcing that 467 workers had been arrested in Iran this year.

Source: Voice of America