The Harana news agency reported on Sunday, November 8, that Muhammad Mehdi Farsa, one of the detainees of the January 1,404 protests, who is being held in Shiban Ahvaz prison, was sentenced to death on charges of "combat" and two other charges for a total of 20 years in prison.
According to this report, Persa's verdict was given on November 2, 1405 by the first branch of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court headed by Ahsan Adibi Mehr.
According to the verdict, Persa was sentenced to death on the charge of "warfare by participating in the destruction of the government bank by percent". He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison on the charge of "participating in illegal assemblies" and another 10 years on the charge of "collaborating with hostile states" based on the increased sentencing provisions.
An informed source close to Farsa told Harana that he was denied access to a lawyer of his choice during the trial.
This source added that on the evening of January 8, 1404, at the same time as the protests in Ahvaz, a government bank was destroyed, after which a lawsuit was filed against several protesters.
Muhammad Mehdi Farsa, 21 years old and Makala Tal in Khuzestan province, was arrested on January 11, 1404 in Ahwaz and then transferred to Shiban prison.