Mamosta Luqman Amini Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison, Defrocked cleric and vestment and Exile term

Hengaw; Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Mamosta Luqman Amini, the congregation cleric of "Char Yar Nabi" Mosque in Sanandaj, who was arrested during the "Jin, Jian, Azadi" movement, has been sentenced by the designated clergy court to 11 years in prison, defrocked, as well as exile and permanent ban on delivering sermons.
 

According to the reports obtained by the Hengaw organization for Human Rights, on Wednesday June 7, 2023, Mamosta Luqman Amini, 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." By the designated clergy court of Hamadan. 
 

According to the article of Accumulation of Sentences, the harshest punishment in IRI panel law, the mose severe punishment which is the five-year prison term, obligatory 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 Ardabil to complete his punishment.
 

Simultaneously, Mamosta Ibrahim Karimi Nanala, a religious figure from Javanrud, has been sentenced by the designated clergy court of Hamedan to 12 years in prison, permanent defrock of vestment, a lifetime ban on delivering sermons, and two years of exile in Bushehr to complete his punishment.
 

Both prominent clerics were arrested on Monday, January 30, on the Sanandaj-Mariwan road by Iranian government authorities and were released temporarily on Thursday, March 23, 2023, after posting bail until the end of the trial process.