Christian Priest, Behnam Irani, Arrested

FRIDAY, 03 JUNE 2011

HRANA News Agency – On Tuesday, May 31, 2011, security forces raided Behnam Irani’s house in Karaj and arrested him. Behnam Irani is a Christian priest.

During the arrest, security forces assaulted and insulted Behnam Irani in front of his wife and two young children and placed him in handcuffs before taking him away. Previously, Behnam Irani had been summoned to report to Rajai-Shahr Prison in Karaj within twenty days in order to begin serving his one year sentence. It is not clear why this Christian priest was beaten and arrested before his deadline was reached.

According to a report by Rahsa News, judicial authorities have informed Behnam Irani that after he spends one year in prison, his five year suspended sentence will begin.

Behnam Irani is a Christian priest who was initially arrested in 2006 and sentenced to a five-year suspended prison term. Four years later, in 2010, he was detained again and released after posting a bail approximately equivalent to $9,500. Subsequently, Behnam Irani was sentenced to a year in prison, but this sentence was reduced by two months as a result of an objection filed by his attorney.

 

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