Court Sentences Woman To 20years Imprisonment Over Facebook Comment (Photo)
Mrs. Roya Saberi Negad Nobakht, a housewife from Stockport,
Greater Manchester, posted the comments on the social media site while visiting
friends in Iran.
The woman, who holds dual British and Iranian citizenship,
was arrested in Shiraz in the south-west of the country for allegedly criticizing
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
The part-time student was accused of putting Iran’s security
at risk and of gathering crowds during her three-week stint in Iran.
Her husband Daryoush Taghipoor had no idea his wife had been
arrested until she failed to appear at Manchester Airport.
Mr Taghipoor flew to Iran, where he spent eight weeks
searching for his wife in hospitals, police stations and mortuaries, before he
was told she had been arrested.
A source close to Ms Nobakht said she was arrested when
she touched down at Shiraz airport to meet a friend.
‘They took her passport and her computer and she was taken
to Evin prison where she has been ever since,’ they claimed.
‘She told them she was a student but they didn’t believe
her.’
The source added to the Times that Mr Taghipoor has had
almost no contact with his wife since her arrest: ‘He was allowed to visit her
for 10 minutes and has not seen her since.
‘They can speak on the phone but are not able to say much.’ Mr
Taghipoor is scared to return to the country in case he too is jailed.
The Foreign Office has said they are investigating what
happened. ‘We are aware that a British national has received a custodial
sentence in Iran,’ it said.
‘We are seeking to establish the full facts and are
following up the case with the Iranian authorities.’
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