On Tuesday, 22 January court the three authors of the Iranian Writers’ Association, Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bazen and Reza Khandan (Mahabad) was held.
The court, chaired by Judge Moghiseh, announced that three members of the Iranian Writers’ Association, Reza Khandan (Mahabadi) and Keyvan Bazen and Bektash Abtin, did not need a lawyer, and placed a bail for each from 100 million to 1 billion Tonan increased.and after arresting he increased the bail to 3 billion Toman for each one.
Thus, for failing to provide bails the members of the Association, were arrested and transferred to Evin prison.
In recent days, Reza Khandan (Mahabad), Keyvan Bazen, two members of the Board of Directors of the Iranian Writers’ Association and Bektash Abtin, a district inspector, were summoned to a court in separate summonses.
This case opened in April 2015, and the plaintiff is the Ministry of Intelligence. Since then, they have been summoned and interrogated for interrogation on charges of “propaganda against the regime” and “publishing an illegal publication” to the central building of the Ministry of Intelligence.
The three members of the Writers’ Association faced new charges in Evin Prison Branch number seven on November 3th.
Earlier on the July 31, the prosecutor filed a lawsuit accusing them of “spreading propaganda against the regime. ; But three months later, on the 3th of November, he summoned them and added two other charges to the case. “Propaganda against the system,” “gathering and colluding with intent to harm national security And” encouraging women in corruption and prostitution “are the charge of these three writers! They have been members of the Writers’ Association for many years. “Because their activity has been summoned and interrogated them.
the Iranian Writers Association after a meeting interrogation and “charged” of the three authors, issued a statement of protest, calling a charge to “profiling” and called for the closure of this case and other similar cases were, Also, two weeks ago, 700 activists in various fields called for complete removal of allegations while objecting to the security records. The signers of the statement responded to the charge “Encourage women in corruption and prostitution”: “But the assignment of” encouraging women to corruption and prostitution “has given three writers and poets a new charge that can only be traced back to the” Divan Balkh ” justice system. Because it is only in court cases where the defense of women’s rights can be construed as “encouraging corruption and prostitution”.
