The Writers' Association of Iran announced the retrial of 5 poets and journalists from Ibadan on charges of "publishing lies with the intention of disturbing public opinion" and "participating in illegal gatherings".
According to this report, the trial of Arash Galgulab, Mandana Sadagi, Reza Mohammadi, Koresh Karampour and Farzana Yehiabadi was held on November 9.
These five journalists were previously tried in 1403 on the same charges in the Revolutionary Court of Abadan. At that time, Arash Galglab and Mandana Sadagi were sentenced to more than 4 years in prison, Koresh Karampour to 2 years in prison, and Reza Mohammadi and Farzana Yahiabadi to 3 months and a day in prison each.
According to the Iranian Writers Association, these journalists were prosecuted after covering the Abadan Metropole building collapse disaster and the 1,401 protests.
Farzana Zilbi, the lawyer of this case, pointed out that the accusations of these 5 people were from the press and said that the investigation of the accusations of journalists should be done in the press court in the presence of a jury. Also, he considered the retrial of these 5 people to be in violation of the principle of the prohibition of trial and double punishment.