Ali Nejati, member of Haft Tapeh Workers' Union, held trial
Reports indicate that Ali Nejati, a member of the Haft Tapeh Workers' Union and retired worker, was tried in Tehran's Revolutionary Court on Sunday, November 9.
Ali Nejati, a retired worker who is facing two charges of "gathering and colluding with the intention of acting against national security" and "propaganda activity against the system", appeared before the Revolutionary Court on Sunday, November 9.
The Haft Tappeh Workers' Union described the court ruling as an "order" in a report on Monday, November 10, and wrote that Judge Moghiseh used the words "counter-revolutionary" and "anti-system" to address Ali Nejati.
The Haft Tappeh Workers' Union has condemned the holding of this trial as "dictatorial and anti-labor" and has called for the closure of all Haft Tappeh workers' cases.
Ali Nejati's trial was held in circumstances where the labor activist had previously been summoned to the Tehran Revolutionary Court via text message.
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.
Source: Voice of America
