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In an interview with the website of the Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights, Mr Musa Barzin Khalifehlu, a lawyer who has been forced to leave Iran due to pressures by the state officials, has clarified that he was arrested, alongside a number of others, by the Iranian security officers on 2 Shahrivar 1390 [corresponding to 24 August 2011], at a meeting which was aimed at finding solutions for saving Lake Orumiyeh [a rapidly shrinking lake in northwest Iran]. He added that at that meeting, the only topic of discussion had been the threats which the ongoing drying up process of the Lake was causing for the environment, and in addition, no specific decision had been adopted at that meeting. Nonetheless, before the conclusion of the meeting, the security officers raided the venue unlawfully and without presenting any warrant, and set out to arrest a number of the participants. Furthermore, some of the arrested individuals were subjected to physical assault by the officers involved. After this incident, he and the other arrested individuals were taken to the [provincial] Intelligence Directorate Office of Orumiyeh, where they were subjected to interrogation for around 20 days. He was then transferred to the central prison of the city of Tabriz. During his detention, he was subjected to various kinds of physical and mental pressures, and in the end, three months after his arrest, he was released after posting a bail of 100 million Tumans [around 50,000 US dollars at market exchange rate].
On 29 Bahman 1390 [18 February 2012] he was prosecuted at the First Branch of the Revolution Court of Tabriz, and according to the court’s verdict, he was sentenced to a two-year custodial prison term, for the “offence of sending an SMS with an anti-state content” to some people (read: he was sentenced for the “offence of protesting against the drying up of Lake Orumiyeh”!) and taking part in interviews with [Prague-based] Radio Farda and speaking about people convicted and imprisoned by the Revolution Court, as well as for attending gatherings and assemblies and conspiring to commit offences against the security of the country. In addition, he was also sentenced to a 91-day custodial jail term for engaging in propaganda activities against the Islamic political system.
Mr Khalifehlu has protested against the verdict, but unfortunately, the verdict has been upheld by the Appeal Court of East Azarbayjan Province. He has provided the Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights with the text of the court’s written judgement. We publish the full text here, so that you can judge for yourselves how much the freedom of expression is being curtailed under the rule of the Islamic Republic of Iran regime that even speaking about some environmental issues is considered as a manifestation of collusion to conspire against the security of the country, and in addition, participating in interviews with the media about the details of arrests and providing information about the status of the defendants under trial is viewed as a propaganda campaign hostile to the system. This situation obviously deprives the defence lawyers of the courage to speak up freely, and as a result, only in the last four years, more than 50 lawyers have received criminal convictions themselves, while many other attorneys too are naturally reluctant to legally represent people on trial for their political and ideological beliefs. At the same time, the verdict issued also points to the lack of independence in the Judiciary and also to the influence of the security organs over the court proceedings. The continuation of this abhorrent procedure will obviously make the implementation of justice impossible.
It should be explained that the following written court judgement concerns 11 defendants, including Mr Khalifehlu, who is Defendant Number 3. Therefore, only his full name and details have been given in the text we are publishing below, and we have refrained from giving the names of other defendants. The Centre for the Defenders of Human Right has at its disposal the full and unedited text of the court judgement.
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Written Judgement Number: …..
Date of issue: 29 Bahman 1390 [18 February 2012]
Responsible Court: The First Branch of the Revolution Court of the City of Tabriz
Accusation: Assembly and conspiracy to commit offence against the security of the country; propaganda activities against the political system

The defendants in this case are: Messrs 1. M; 2. T.S; 3. Musa Barzin Khalifehlu, son of Ayatollah and defended by his attorney, Mr Yusef Mola’i; 4. M.N; 5. A.R; 6. M.’A [the combination ‘A is used here to denote the Persian alphabet letter of “eyn”]; 7. ‘A. H; 8. ‘A.P; 9. J.Z; 10. V.Sh; and 11. Sh.B.
Defendant No 1 is accused of taking part in an assembly and conspiring to commit offences against the country’s security, as well as engaging in propaganda activities against the system. Defendant No 2 is accused of taking part in an assembly and embarking on conspiracy to commit offences against the country’s security, as well as membership in groups opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran system. Defendant No 3 is accused of participating in an assembly and conspiring to commit offences against the country’s security, in addition to engaging in propaganda activities against the Islamic state. Furthermore, the remaining defendants, that is to say Defendants Nos 4 to 11 are all accused of taking part in assemblies and conspiring to commit offences against the security of the country.
The details are as follows: The mentioned defendants, together with 17 other individuals, had gathered at the residence of the father of Defendant No 6, on the basis of an advanced invitation. They discussed and exchanged views on the process of Lake Orumiyeh drying up, and decided to carry out certain activities to undermine the country’s security. In the course of some routine investigations, it became clear that the Defendant No 1 had posted some material on the cyberspace in opposition to the political system too, and he had also taken part in an interview with Radio Farda (a foreign media channel hostile to the Islamic system) and made some statements about the arrested individuals. The Defendant No 2 had been a member of a group known as “Ghurtulush”, which had been involved in activities against the Islamic Republic system. The Defendant No 3 too, for his part, had been sending a number of SMS texts with content hostile to the Islamic state to some individuals. In addition, through interviews with Radio Farda, he had made some remarks about the individuals convicted and imprisoned by the Revolution Court.
The guilt and culpability of the above-mentioned defendants were proven for the court in view of the above-mentioned points, as well as several other events and factors, which included the following: the report by the Intelligence Directorate Office; the unconvincing defence offered by the defendants and the lawyers representing them; the discovery of a document prepared by the Defendant No 2 which contained the minutes of the above-mentioned meeting, including the statements made by the defendants there; the inception of certain incidents of unrest in a number of streets in the city shortly after the arrest of the defendants – and these indicated there had been advanced planning for activities seeking to undermine order and security; the implicit confessions by Defendants Nos 1 and 3 to perpetrating acts of propaganda against the political system; the confessions by Defendant No 2 about membership in opposition groups; and finally the writ of indictment issued by the magistrate court. Moreover, in accordance with the Articles 499, 500 and 610 of the Islamic Penal Laws, verdicts and sentences were issued against the defendants in the following manner: Each of the defendants was sentenced to two-year custodial jail terms for taking part in assemblies and conspiring to commit offences against the country’s security. In addition, the Defendants Nos 1 and 3 were sentenced to 91 days in jail each for engaging in propaganda activities against the political system. While taking into account the period of detention already served, the court issued a 91-day custodial prison sentence for Defendant No 2, for the offence of membership in a group opposing the Islamic state. In line with the implementation of Article 25 of the Islamic Penal Laws, the execution of half of the length of the jail terms decided against the Defendants Nos 5 to 8, as well Defendants Nos 10 and 11, has been suspended for a period of five years. However, if, during the course of the suspension, any of the defendants commit any of the offences specified in the above-mentioned Article, the suspended sentences will be executed… [Ellipsis as published]. The verdict against the Defendant No 9 should be considered as a verdict issued in absentia, and as such, the defendant can submit an objection to it to this court within a period of 10 days after the announcement of this judgement, and in addition, an appeal against the verdict can be lodged within a period of 20 days after the expiry of the above-mentioned deadline for the submission of an objection, and this appeal will be heard by the esteemed appeal courts of East Azarbayjan Province. The verdicts issued against the other defendants were in their presence, and as such, an appeal against them can be submitted to the esteemed appeal courts of East Azarbayjan Province, within a period of 20 days after the date of announcement of the court verdicts.

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آقای موسی برزین خلیفه لو وکیل دادگستری که به علت فشارهای مأمورین حکومتی مجبور به ترک ایران شده است در مصاحبه ای با سایت مرکز حامیان حقوق بشر اظهار داشته که در ۲ شهریور ۱۳۹۰ به همراه تعدادی دیگر در یک جلسه که موضوع آن یافتن راهکاری برای نجات دریاچه ارومیه بوده، توسط مأمورین امنیتی دستگیر شده است. او اظهار می دارد که در آن جلسه فقط خطرات زیست محیطی ناشی از خشک شدن دریاچه ارومیه موضوع بحث بوده و هیچ تصمیم خاصی نیز در جلسه مذکور اتخاذ نشده است و قبل از پایان جلسه مأمورین امنیتی بدون ارائه حکم و به صورت غیر قانونی به جلسه مذکور هجوم برده و تعدادی را دستگیر کرده اند. برخی از دستگیر شدگان مورد ضرب و شتم مأمورین قرار گرفته اند سپس وی به همراه سایر افرادی که دستگیر شده بودند به اداره اطلاعات (ارومیه) منتقل و به مدت ۲۰ روز مورد بازجویی قرار گرفتند و سپس او را به زندان مرکزی تبریز منتقل کرده اند. در ایام بازداشت تحت انواع فشارهای روحی و جسمی بوده و در نهایت پس از سه ماه با تودیع وثیقه ای به میزان ۱۰۰ میلیون تومان آزاد شده است. در تاریخ ۲۹/۱۱/۱۳۹۰در شعبه اول دادگاه انقلاب شهرستان تبریز محاکمه شده و طبق رای دادگاه به علت “ارسال پیامک با مضمون مخالف نظام (بخوانید اعتراض به خشک شدن دریاچه ارومیه) به برخی افراد و مصاحبه هایی با رادیو فردا و عنوان مطالبی در مورد زندانیان و محکومین دادگاه انقلاب ” به دو سال حبس تعزیری بابت مشارکت در اجتمأع و تبانی برای ارتکاب جرم علیه امنیت کشور و نیز تحمل ۹۱ روز حبس تعزیری بابت فعالیت تبلیغی علیه نظام محکوم شده است.
آقای خلیفه لو به رای صادره اعتراض کرده ولی متاسفانه رای توسط شعبه ۶ دادگاه تجدید نظر آذربایجان شرقی تایید شده است. رای دادگاه که توسط ایشان در اختیار مرکز حامیان حقوق بشر قرار داده شده عیناً درج میگردد تا با خواندن رای مذکور قضاوت کنید در حکومت جمهوری اسلامی ایران آزادی بیان تا چه حدی محدود شده که حتی صحبت در مورد مسائل زیست محیطی از مصادیق مشارکت برای ارتکاب جرم علیه امنیت کشور محسوب و مصاحبه با رسانهها در خصوص شرایط دستگیری و اطلاع رسانی از وضعیت موکلین فعالیت تبلیغی علیه نظام محسوب میگردد. چنین روشی شهامت سخن گفتن از وکلاء را سلب میکند و در نتیجه باعث شده که فقط در چهار سال گذشته بیش از ۵۰ وکیل با محکومیتهای کیفری مواجه شده اند و سایر وکلاء رغبتی برای قبول وکالت از متهمین سیاسی و عقیدتی را ندارند. در عین حال رای صادره نیز حکایت از عدم استقلال قوه قضائیه و نفوذ مأمورین امنیتی در دادگاهها دارد. ادامه این شیوه ناپسند امکان اجرای عدالت را از بین خواهد برد.
توضیح آنکه دادنامه ذیل مربوط به ۱۱ نفر متهم است که آقای خلیفه لو متهم ردیف سوم هستند و لذا فقط نام ایشان به طور کامل درج شده و از ذکر مشخصات کامل سایرین خودداری می شود. متن کامل دادنامه در اختیار مرکز حامیان حقوق بشر است.

شماره دادنامه:……….
تاریخ تنظیم : ۲۹/۱۱/۱۳۹۰
مرجع رسیدگی کننده : شعبه اول دادگاه انقلاب شهرستان تبریز
اتهام : اجتماع و تبانی برای ارتکاب جرم علیه امنیت کشور؛ فعالیت تبلیغی علیه نظام
در اين پرونده آقايان: ۱ـ- م. / ۲ـ-ت. س/ ۳ـ- موسي برزين خليفه لو فرزند آيت الله با وكالت آقاي يوسف مولايي/ ۴ـ- م. ن / ۵-الف. ر/ ۶-ـ م. ع / ۷ ـ ع .ح/ ۸ـ- ع. پ/ ۹ـ- ج. ز / ۱۰ـ- و. ش ب/ ۱۱ـ- م. ف / رديف اول متهم است به مشاركت در اجتماع و تباني براي ارتكاب جرم عليه امنيت كشور و فعاليت تبليغي عليه نظام، رديف دوم متهم است به مشاركت در اجتماع و تباني براي ارتكاب جرم عليه امنيت كشور و عضويت در گروه مخالف نظام جمهوري اسلامي ايران، رديف سوم متهم است به مشاركت در اجتماع و تباني براي ارتكاب جرم عليه امنيت كشور و فعاليت تبليغي عليه نظام جمهوري اسلامي ايران، رديف چهارم الي يازدهم متهمند به مشاركت در اجتماع و تبانی برای ارتکاب جرم علیه امنیت کشور، بدین شرح که مشارالیهم به همراه ۱۷ نفر دیگر در تاریخ ۲/۶/۱۳۹۰ در پی دعوت قبلي در منزل پدر متهم رديف ششم تجمع نموده، در مورد خشك شدن درياچه اروميه به بحث و تبادل نظر پرداخته، مقرر گرديده اقداماتي مخل امنيت كشور انجام دهند، در تحقيقات معموله مشخص شده متهم رديف اول در فضاي مجازي مطالبي در مخالفت با نظام قرارداده و طي مصاحبهاي با راديو فردا ( از رسانههاي بيگانه مخالف نظام) مطالبي را در مورد دستگير شدگان بيان داشته، متهم رديف دوم نيز در گروه موسوم به « قورتولوش» كه اقداماتي بر خلاف نظام جمهوري اسلامي انجام ميداده عضویت داشته، متهم رديف سوم نيز تعدادي پيامك با مضمون مخالف نظام به برخي افراد ارسال داشته و طي مصاحبههايي با راديو فردا مطالبي را در مورد زندانيان و محكومين دادگاه انقلاب اعلام نموده ، بنا به مراتب فوق و نظر به گزارش اداره كل اطلاعات، دفاعيات غيرموجه متهمين و وكلاي مدافع ايشان، كشف صورتجلسه تنظيمي توسط متهم رديف دوم در مورد اظهارات متهمين در جلسه موصوف، ايجاد برخي اغتشاشات در سطح برخي از خيابانهاي شهر پس از دستگيري متهمين كه حاكي از برنامه ريزي قبلي در جهت برهم زدن امنيت ميباشد، اقارير تلويحي متهمين رديف اول و سوم به فعاليت تبليغي عليه نظام و اقارير متهم رديف دوم به عضويت در گروه مخالف نظام و كيفرخواست دادسرا بزهكاري مشاراليهم به نظر ثابت تشخيص و مستنداً به مواد ۴۹۹ ، ۵۰۰ و ۶۱۰ قانون مجازات اسلامي حكم بر محكوميت هر يك از متهمين به تحمل دو سال حبس تعزيري بابت مشاركت در اجتماع و تباني براي ارتكاب جرم عليه امنيت كشور و نيز محكوميت متهمين رديف اول و سوم به تحمل نود و يك روز حبس تعزيري بابت فعاليت تبليغي عليه نظام و محكوميت متهم رديف دوم به تحمل نود و يك روز حبس تعزيري بابت عضور در گروه مخالف نظام با احتساب ايام بازداشتي قبلي صادر و اعلام ميگردد.در اجراي ماده ۲۵ قانون مجازات اسلامي اجراي نيمي از محكوميت حبس متهمين رديف پنجم الي هشتم و دهم و يازدهم به مدت پنج سال تعليق ميگردد در صورت ارتكاب هر يك از بزه هاي مندرج در ماده موصوف در طول مدت تعليق، مجازات تعليقي نيز به مرحله اجرا در خواهد آمد… راي صادره نسبت به محكوم عليه رديف نهم غيابي محسوب و ظرف ده روز از تاريخ ابلاغ قابل واخواهي در اين دادگاه و ظرف بيست روز از تاريخ انقضاء مهلت واخواهي قابل تجديد نظرخواهي در محاكم محترم تجديد نظر استان آذربايجانشرقي بوده، نسبت به سايرين حضوري محسوب و ظرف بيست روز از تاريخ ابلاغ قابل تجديد نظر خواهي در محاكم محترم تجديد نظراستان آذربايجان شرقي ميباشد.