HRANA News Agency – After being summoned to the judiciary, Mohammad Najafi, judicial lawyer, was informed that a third case has been opened for him and he is facing  a charge of “spreading lies for disturbing public opinions”, for his speech in Nobonyad mosque in Shazand.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Najafi, attorney lawyer who is active in human rights issues, was summoned through a phone call to Shazand’s prosecutor’s office, on May 10^th.
He was informed that a new case was opened for him for his speech in Nobonyad mosque and that he had to be present in 5 days at that office for defending himself against the charge of “spreading lies and disturbing public opinions”.
A close source to this lawyer told HRANA’s reporter, “The new allegation of spreading lies and disturbing public opinion is just for the speech of Mr. Najafi in Shazand mosque before the new Iranian year”.
Mr. Najafi has two other open cases. In one, he is charged with disturbing public opinion by writing poems and critical articles on his Facebook page and blog in branch number 102 of court number 2 of Shazand. In addition, he is charged with “7 disciplinary violations” in branch number 3 of law enforcement court of Markazi province.
HRANA had previously reported that the court session of Mohammad Najafi had been held in branch number 3 of law enforcement court of Markazi province for allegation of “7 disciplinary violations”. Two judges, Mr. Shirazi and Mr. Ghashghayi and lawyers Ms. Nasrin Sotoodeh, Ms. Najma Rahmani, Mr. Arash Kaikhosrovy and Mr. Oayam Derakhshan were present in the session.
A close source to Mr. Najafi had told HRANA’s reporter, “These 7 disciplinary violations are all political, like attending protests, which on this job it is possible that a temporary or complete suspension would be applied”.
This informed source also said, “The behaviors of judges were good and lawyers hope that the sentence will be fair as well”.
Previously HRANA had reported that the prosecutor’s office and Lawyers’ Association of Markazi province had prosecuted Mr. Najafi for some political allegations, based on complaints of an unidentified citizen.
“Attendance in Nasrin Sotoodeh’s sit-in”, “advocacy of Nasrin Sotoodeh and Nourizad” and “blogging and writing critical articles in Facebook” are part of allegations against Mr. Najafi.
Nasrin Sotoodeh, one of Mr. Najafi’s lawyers told HRANA’s reporter that the armed forces and lawyers court could not prosecute a lawyer merely based on political allegations and only could intervene if proper court had already  convicted the lawyer.