Exclusive: New Case Against Reza Mohammadi with Charges of Disturbing Public Order and Spreading Falsehoods

According to an exclusive report received by Voice of America, a new case has been filed against Reza Mohammadi, a political prisoner, with charges of 'disturbing public order and comfort' and 'spreading falsehoods' based on a complaint from the Prison Organization. An informed source told the Persian section of Voice of America on Sunday, September 3, that today a new case was formed against Reza Mohammadi, a political prisoner, based on a complaint from the 'General Directorate of Prisons of Tehran Province' with the charges of 'disturbing public order and comfort' and 'spreading falsehoods.' According to documents available to the Persian section of Voice of America, this case is awaiting 'execution of the judge's order' in the third investigative branch of the public and revolutionary prosecutor's office in district 33, with a supervision date set for September 18. According to a source close to Reza Mohammadi, pressure on this constitutional monarchist political prisoner continues, and his contact is limited, and he is in 'bad conditions.' As the informed source told Voice of America, 'Hedayat Farzadi, the head of Evin Prison,' has 'threatened' Reza Mohammadi and several other political prisoners, telling them, 'I will bind all of you to a machine gun,' as this source noted, 'they do not want another uprising to happen in Evin Prison.' This constitutional monarchist political activist was re-arrested shortly after his release from prison on May 1. He had emphasized the necessity of recognizing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. Additionally, it has been reported that a group of 'violent crime prisoners' intended to target Reza Mohammadi 'with a knife' on July 8, but after 'death threats,' in addition to transferring this political prisoner to solitary confinement, his phone card was also blocked by the order of the head of Evin Prison. Pressure on political prisoners has increased simultaneously with the rising pressure on civil activists and the families of the bereaved in anticipation of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in the custody of the morality police, and the possibility of renewed protests, which officials of the Islamic Republic, including the commander of the IRGC, have warned about.