87 Ashura protesters sentenced to prison terms

ISNA

The sentences for 87 people who were convicted in the Ashura (December 27, 2009) protests after the elections have been finalized and their cases have been referred to the Sentence Implementation Department. According to a report by the Public and Revolutionary Court in Tehran these sentences which mostly include prison terms have been referred to the Tehran Revolutionary Court Sentence Implementation Department. These convicts have been charged with assembling and conspiring against national security, spreading propaganda against the government, being members of anti-revolutionary grouplets, participating in illegal gatherings and disrupting public order.