A 'Principlist' Media Outlet Criticized the Judiciary's 'Gentle Approach'; One Day After a Complaint Was Filed Against 'Abuse and Torture' of Tomaj Salehi

A website close to the 'Steadfast Front', which is considered one of the 'Principlist' factions in the Islamic Republic, criticized the judiciary's approach and claimed that the release of Tomaj Salehi caused 'severe distress and surprise among the families of martyrs and various segments of the public.' Meanwhile, Tomaj Salehi's lawyer, announcing ignorance about his client's situation three days after his re-arrest, released documents including a complaint against 'abuse and torture' during his previous detention. The 'Rajanews' website criticized the judiciary, stating that despite the judiciary's 'gentle approach', Tomaj Salehi 'still did not cease his obstinacy.' This 'Principlist' media outlet dismissed Salehi's statements about his conditions in prison and the torture he faced as 'lies' and emphasized that Salehi's 'strange claims' quickly became controversial, leading to the judiciary issuing an arrest warrant for him two days later. Rajanews also criticized the bail release and escape of Sina Estavi, the main accused in the 'Cryptoland' case, labeling the judiciary's media team's behavior as 'childish' and stating, 'It should be clarified who and with what goals are trying to distort the media image of the judiciary with incorrect advice.' Tomaj Salehi, a critic rapper of the Iranian government, was re-arrested less than two weeks after his release from prison by 'armed government agents' in a 'violent confrontation accompanied by beatings.' Salehi's account on X announced on Thursday, December 9, that 'armed plainclothes agents of the government' had 'kidnapped and arrested' him. The judiciary-affiliated news agency, Mizan, accused Salehi of publishing 'some baseless and undocumented statements' on social media and arrested him on charges of spreading falsehoods and disturbing public opinion. In part of his first video message after his release, Salehi stated, 'I was tortured a lot, but I neither confessed nor cooperated. We will build a very good and cool Iran.' Yesterday, Tomaj Salehi's lawyer, announcing ignorance about his client's situation three days after his re-arrest, released documents including a complaint against 'abuse and torture' during his previous detention. Amir Reisiann noted on Saturday, December 11, that the investigating judge in Isfahan did not even allow Tomaj's family to see these documents. He emphasized on his X account with multiple legal filings that 'the issue of physical harm inflicted on Tomaj had been reported to the court until Tomaj recently publicly announced this matter.' The lawyer explained the reason for releasing the documents, stating, 'After three days of Tomaj's detention, we had no contact with him and were unaware of his location, and today the investigating judge in Isfahan did not even allow Tomaj's family to see the documents.' The renewed arrest of Tomaj Salehi by the Iranian government has faced widespread criticism from human rights activists and social media users. Tomaj Salehi, a rapper critical of the Islamic Republic, who was arrested during last year's nationwide protests, was released from Dastgerd prison in Isfahan on November 27 after posting bail. Part of the last page program - Tomaj Salehi, the voice of tortured prisoners. The reactions to Tomaj Salehi's renewed arrest and the criticisms raised by lawyers and legal experts include: Arash Sobhani: The charges mentioned for the violent and renewed arrest of Tomaj Salehi are ridiculous. Saeed Dehghan: Even the half-hearted laws of the Islamic Republic were not observed in the detention of Tomaj Salehi. Tomaj Salehi after release: I was tortured a lot, but I neither confessed nor cooperated. Three days of ignorance about Tomaj Salehi; the investigating judge in Isfahan refused to see the torture documents. Tomaj Salehi's lawyer rejected the accusation of 'spreading falsehoods' against his client; security news agency: Tomaj will be handed over to Isfahan prison on Friday. Tomaj Salehi was arrested by armed agents.