Mehrdad Bakhtiari, brother of Manouchehr Bakhtiari, father of Pouya Bakhtiari who was a sufferer of the bloody November 2019 protests in Iran, has shared a distressing video of their mom within the hospital. He revealed, “Bibi Zahra, our mom, isn’t in good well being; she’s distressed after studying that as an alternative of being launched, Manouchehr has been sentenced to an extra 18 years in jail. She fears she could by no means see her son once more.”
Manouchehr Bakhtiari has been a vocal advocate for justice for his son, Pouya, and is at present imprisoned in Qazvin. On the verge of finishing his earlier unjust sentence and anticipated launch, he has been just lately sentenced by the Karaj Revolutionary Court to a complete of 18 years in jail and 74 lashes on baseless prices. According to Islamic Republic legal guidelines, the longest time period of his sentence, which is ten years for “meeting and collusion in opposition to nationwide safety” and “forming and managing a bunch in our on-line world with the intention of disrupting nationwide safety,” will likely be enforced.
Nahid Shirpisheh, Pouya’s mom, can be serving a sentence in jail on comparable unfounded prices. The scenario has introduced extra misery and concern for the Bakhtiari household, notably for the ailing Bibi Zahra.