Detained senior reformists summoned to court

Mostafa Tajzadeh and Behzad Nabavi were summoned to court to face new charges. Both men were arrested shortly after the June 2009 Presidential elections. Tajzadeh, a former Minister of Interior and prominent critic of the regime, was sentenced to six years in prison. Nabavi, a former Deputy Majlis Speaker, was given a five-year term.

Source: Iran Daily Brief

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