Iran: Imprisoned Lawyer’s Husband Rejects Judiciary’s Accusation of “Exaggerating” Her Heavy Sentence

April 26, 2019

“The authorities…refuse to accept the fact that they have condemned a woman lawyer to suffer the inhuman act of flogging and a long prison sentence because of activities that were entirely peaceful.” –Reza Khandan, husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh

Imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan, has rejected Iranian Judiciary Spokesman Gholam-Hossein Esmaili’s claim that the magnitude of the sentence against her has been exaggerated.

“They are playing games,” Esmaili said at a press conference in Tehran on April 23, referring to the outcry over the harsh punishment against Sotoudeh for her defense of peaceful activists and her opposition to the mandatory hijab.

The Judiciary Spokesman added: “The so-called legal experts are being misleading rather than transparent and honest. The Islamic Penal Code (Article 134) states that in case of multiple sentences only the most severe punishment will be enforced.”

On March 11, 2019, Sotoudeh, 55, was sentenced to 33 years in prison and 148 lashes on seven charges: “assembly and collusion against national security,” “propaganda against the state,” “membership in the Defenders of Human Rights Center, the Legam group [against the death penalty] and the National Peace Council,” “encouraging people to corruption and prostitution,” “appearing at the judiciary without Islamic hijab,” “disturbing public peace and order” and “publishing falsehoods with the intent to disturb public opinion.”

She would be eligible for release after serving 12 years for the heaviest sentence, which was “encouraging people to “corruption and prostitution.”

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Imprisoned Lawyer’s Husband Rejects Judiciary’s Accusation of “Exaggerating” Her Heavy Sentence

https://www.marieclaire.com.au/nasrin-sotoudeh

https://irannewsupdate.com/news/human-rights/5979-raisi-appointment-draws-international-criticism.html

Female Activists: Much More than Victims

https://www.change.org/p/help-us-free-nasrin-soutoudeh-now-freenasrin (SIGN THE PETITION!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasrin_Sotoudeh

https://persian.iranhumanrights.org/1398/02/nasrin-sotoudehs-husband-in-response-to-a-spokesman-for-the-judiciary/?fbclid=IwAR22FuFSglbdW86J-UREOtQ8vS_ANIWZMwBFrWJJl8tsQRyWAecHXjZuujk (FARSI)

https://www.millavois.com/2019/04/26/lavocate-iranienne-nasrin-sotoudeh-est-membre-dhonneur-du-barreau-de-laveyron/ (FRANCAIS)

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasrin_Sotoudeh (FRANCAIS)

https://www.leggilo.org/2019/04/25/nasrin-condannata-33-anni-168-frustate/ (ITALIANO)

https://www.gazzettadellaspezia.it/politica/item/97059-caso-nasrin-sotoudeh-la-senatrice-pucciarelli-scrive-al-presidente-dell-iran (ITALIANO)

https://www.ilcaffe.tv/articolo/54598/sciopero-della-fame-per-l-iraniana-nasrin-soutoudeh-boom-di-partecipazioni?fbclid=IwAR1jDRHUNzZmB3Iv7PYOS2yu2p9XlL_Z05erC9SNY6fF5E2AQ4ooc-QgZnk (ITALIANO)

https://marieclaire.perfil.com/noticias/sociedad/nasrin-sotoudeh-irani-38-anos-prision-148-latigazos-firma-liberacion.phtml (ESPANOL)

https://www.icalpa.es/colegiados/actualidad/campana-amnistia-internacional-nasrin-sotoudeh (ESPANOL)

https://capricho.abril.com.br/vida-real/iraniana-e-condenada-a-33-anos-de-prisao-por-ser-contra-o-uso-do-veu/ (PORTUGUES)

https://www.contioutra.com/em-pleno-seculo-xxi-advogada-iraniana-nasrin-sotoudeh-e-condenada-a-33-anos-de-prisao-e-148-chicotadas/ (PORTUGUES)

#FreeNasrin

Les membres du comité de liaison des institutions ordinales #CLIO rejoignent la mobilisation de l'Ordre des avocats de paris pour exiger la libération de #NasrinSoutoudeh ! pic.twitter.com/5N7FnGDO6X

— Clio (@Presidence_Clio) April 24, 2019

#NasrinSotoudeh : la mobilisation continue. Aujourd’hui ce sont les élèves avocats de l’@efbparis qui signent le mur de soutien à Nasrin. #OnNeLacheRien #FreeNasrin #Iran@batonnierparis @BasileAder @ProtectLawyers pic.twitter.com/Z5tdRqMrOd

— Avocats de Paris (@Avocats_Paris) April 26, 2019

#NasrinSotoudeh #Totalsoutien des élèves avocats de l’EFB signent le mur de @Avocats_Paris pour demander la libération de @NasrinSotoodeh. #OnNeLacheRien #FreeNasrin @PierreBerlioz1 @AEA_EFB @batonnierparis @BasileAder @ProtectLawyers @CNBarreaux @EmmanHoffman pic.twitter.com/oBrSogEKBl

— EFB (@efbparis) April 26, 2019

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