Three year sentence for post-election protester in two minute court hearing

HRANA
Post-election protester Abtin Ghaffari was arrested on February 10, 2010, after being summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence. In the days leading to the New Year (March 21, 2010), a court hearing took place for Ghaffari that lasted two minutes and took place without the presence of his lawyer. Ghaffari was issued a three-year prison sentence by judge Moghiseh.

According to Kaleme, on March 19, 2010, Ghaffari’s family was summoned to the prosecutor’s office. In complete disbelief, the family witnessed the two minute court hearing

Judge Moghiseh announced that starting from the day of the sentence, Ghaffari has the opportunity to appeal the verdict. However, due to the New Year holidays (businesses are closed during the New Year holiday), Ghaffari technically only had two days to appeal the case.

Ghaffari was detained in a solitary confinement cell in ward 240 of [Evin prison]¸for two months.

Ghaffari is currently detained in Evin prison’s ward 350.