A supporter of a religious minority “Erfan Halghe” who was previously detained and released, was again summoned on Thursday, January 28 by branch 1060 of the Tehran Criminal Court to answer to new charges set against her. She was ordered to appear in court on February 9. Ms. Saie had been previously charged with “disrupting public order” and “taking part in illegal assemblies in support of Mohammad Ali Taheri”. She was then temporarily released on bail.
Currently a large number of supporters and sympathizers of the “Erfan Halghe” group have been sentenced to prison or have open judicial dossiers. Furthermore, during the past few months the supporters of Dr. Mohammad Ali Taheri, the founder and leader of this group, has also been facing judicial prosecution.

(February 1, 2016)