Assembly of Experts member calls for harsher punishment than ‘moharebeh’ for protesters
On Tuesday, December 27, Ebrahim Raisi referred to the nationwide protests as a ‘war of parties’ during a ceremony in Tehran and threatened that there would be no mercy for the adversaries.
At the same time, a member of the Assembly of Experts from Khuzestan province also urged judges to use the charge of ‘baghy’ instead of ‘moharebeh’ for detained protesters.
According to Fars News Agency, Mohsen Heidari stated that ‘baghy’ refers to those who rise up to overthrow the Islamic system, and the punishment for ‘baghy’ is much harsher than for ‘moharebeh’, as ‘moharebeh’ only involves terrorizing people without targeting the Islamic system.
Recently, the HRANA news agency reported on the identification of 58 citizens who have been sentenced to death or are at risk of receiving a death sentence in the recent nationwide protests in Iran. It stated that these individuals face charges such as ‘baghy’, ‘moharebeh’, and ‘corruption on earth’, which carry the risk of a death sentence.