Appellate court confirms three year imprisonment in exile handed down to Mariam Allengi, wife of political prisoner Mohsen Digmrechi who died of illness.
Mariam was sentenced to three years in prison by the Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Salavati and now confirmed by the appellate court headed by Judge Zargar, who ratified the sentence. Allengi must serve her sentence in exile at Rajai Shahr Prison. Allengi’s husband, Mohsen, was one of the most prominent figures in the Tehran bazaar who was arrested during the post-election events after helping families of political prisoners. Mohsen was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but became ill with cancer and died last year. Mariam herself was arrested one month after her husband and held for over 70 days in solitary confinement while being subjected to emotionally and physically harsh interrogations.
Source: Iran Daily Brief