Mamosta Ibrahim Karimi Nanale Sentenced to twelve years in prison, a defrocked cleric and vestment, and an exile term

Hengaw; Wednesday, June 14, 2023
 

Mamosta Ibrahim Karimi Nanale, the congregation cleric of "Nanale" Mosque in Sanandaj, who was arrested during the "Jin, Jian, Azadi" movement, has been sentenced by the designated clergy court to 12 years in prison, defrocked, as well as exile and a permanent ban on delivering sermons.
 

According to the reports obtained by the Hengaw organization for Human Rights, on June 7, 2023, Mamosta Ibrahim Karimi Nanale, a prominent religious figure from Sanandaj, was sentenced to five years in prison for the charge of "possession of a firearm," one year in prison for the charge of "propaganda against the regime in favor of Kurdish oppression," and five years in prison for the charge of "inciting protests and supporting protesters," and on the charge of "threatening to kill the cleric of Asaulle Mosque" to one year imprisonment by the designated clergy court of Hamadan.
 

According to the article on accumulation of sentences, the harshest punishment in IRI panel law, the most severe punishment, which is a five-year prison term, will be implemented against this cleric.
 

Additionally, he has been permanently defrocked of vestment, banned for life from delivering sermons, and sentenced to two years of exile in Bushehr to complete his 

Mamosta Ibrahim Karimi Nanale was arrested on Monday, January 30, on the Sanandaj-Mariwan road by Iranian government authorities and was released temporarily on Thursday, March 23, 2023, after posting bail until the end of the trial process.