Lyricist and director Moein Hosseinpour Robati sentenced to imprisonment

Hengaw: Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Moein Hosseinpour Robati, a lyricist and director from Behshahr, Mazandaran Province, has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the sentence was recently issued by Branch 103 of the Criminal Court of Behshahr, presided over by Ali Gheysari Atrabi, who also serves as the Revolutionary Court judge in the city. Robati was convicted on charges of “propaganda against the state.”

Sources report that the trial session for the artist was held on Thursday, December 12, 2024, in the Revolutionary Court based in the Criminal Court of Behshahr.

On October 19, 2024, Robati was summoned to the First Investigative Branch of the General and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Behshahr for final defense in this case, with the indictment issued on October 21, 2024.

Earlier this year, in September, Moein Hosseinpour Robati was arrested by Iranian security forces at his residence. He was later released on bail pending the completion of judicial proceedings.

This is not the first time the artist has faced imprisonment. In 2021, he was sentenced to one year in prison for producing and distributing a video. However, the sentence was temporarily suspended due to medical conditions, and it remains pending a final decision by the medical commission.