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• KurdishMedia.com
• 25/03/2008 00:00:00

London (KurdishMedia.com) 25 March 2008: The Islamic Republic revolutionary court sentenced 7 Kurdish detainees to 3 years imprisonment in the Kurdish City of Baneh, eastern or Iranian Kurdistan, according to the communiqué issued by the Kurdistan Democratic Party –Iran or KDPI on Tuesday.

Mr. Sadiq Amin Nejad, Saman Rasoulian, Abdollah Ranjbari, Kaveh Hassani, Mohammad Bahrami, Rastgar Mesgari and Mohamad Amin Ghaderi were sentenced to various imprisonment terms for participating in demonstrations against the Islamic Republic, the communiqué stated.

"They acted against National Security, disturbed general order and participated in covert meeting," according to their verdict. They, according to the communiqué, are condemned to one year communion jail and two years unconditional jail. The victims were participating in a general demonstration on April 8, 2005 in city of Baneh. They have been held under captivity since their detainment following the demonstration.

In the same demonstration, the communiqué reveals, 3 Kurds were also killed by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic.

• KurdishMedia.com
• 25/03/2008 00:00:00