Province court to persist in jail and lash for seven Azerbaijani activists
Savalansesi (Tran. By Oyrenci):
Lash and imprisonment sentences for seven activists, participated in demonstrations in northwestern city of Ahar on 26 may 2006 in protest at offensive cartoon published by the state-owned daily newspaper Iran, confirmed by reinvestigation court of East Azerbaijan Province.
Reinvestigation court of East Azerbaijan No. 2, confirmed primitive sentences, actual 6 months imprisonment and 70 hits of lash, for Afshin Bazzaz Ghadim, Karim Kargar, Mortaza Shokri Serqini and Avaz Hasanpoor, accused of disturbance in public order by participating in illegal demonstration.
Parviz Ghaneh and Reza Salmanzadeh who appealed too, sentenced to six months imprisonment and 50 hits of lash, wich suspends for 5 years.
Besides, Farhad Heydari who convicted in primitive court trial and sentenced 2 years actual imprisonment for destruct of public properties and six months actual imprisonment and 74 hits of lash for disturbance in public order, commuted his sentence to 6 months jail and 70 hits of lash which are actual.
Omid Seyfi, Reza Soleymani and Jalal Esfandyari, impeached in recent file, were excused by province court.
Reviewal sentence has been issued by judge and prosecutors of reinvestigation court No.2 in East Azerbaijan Province.
