Indictment Issued for Amir Tataloo; Warning About Possible Charge of 'Corruption on Earth' for This Singer

The mother of Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, the imprisoned singer known as Amir Tataloo, announced that the prosecutor's office has sent his indictment to Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court. A legal group warned about the possibility of attributing the charge of 'corruption on earth' to this prisoner. Farideh Vaseq, Amir Tataloo's mother, reported her meeting with the judge of the case and stated on her Instagram account that the indictment has been sent from the prosecutor's office to Branch 26 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran. She also mentioned that the case is currently under review in this branch and that 'the dates for future sessions will be announced.' The legal advisory group Dadban emphasized on Wednesday, March 9, that given the 'legal authority of the Islamic Revolutionary Courts and Prosecutor's Offices' and based on the charges attributed to Tataloo, 'it seems that the Tehran prosecutor's office has attributed the charge of corruption on earth to this singer.' Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, nicknamed 'Tataloo,' was handed over to the Islamic Republic authorities by Turkish police at the Bazargan border on December 6 and was transferred to Tehran under judicial order after his arrest. The state-run news agency IRIB had previously claimed that one of Amir Tataloo's most significant actions was 'spreading corruption and prostitution' and calling for the presence of minors under 18 years old at his residence in Istanbul. Continuing the one-sided reporting by government-affiliated media, the news agency Mehr, linked to the Islamic Propagation Organization, claimed, citing 'informed sources,' that a summons for trial has been issued for Tataloo, and he has confessed to 'using immoral and sexual issues to gain more visibility.' It is unclear whether this imprisoned singer has had access to a lawyer and legal advisor after his arrest, but according to previous similar reports and statements from international human rights organizations, the judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic prevent detainees from accessing a chosen lawyer at this stage. Qasem Baadi, a lawyer, previously told Voice of America that given the history of the Islamic Republic's judiciary, 'a fair trial is not in store for Tataloo.' In recent days, Javaid Rahman, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, mentioned in a detailed interview with Voice of America the 'denial of access to legal counsel and lawyers' based on 'Note 48 of the Criminal Procedure Code' as one of the human rights violations by the Islamic Republic, and he considered the continued operation of the Islamic Revolutionary Courts as one of the violations, stating that 'most executions and most punishments against opponents of the Iranian regime occur through these Islamic Revolutionary Courts.' The spokesperson for the judiciary stated that Tataloo has 'multiple cases' in the public and revolutionary prosecutor's office. The news agency Fars reported the continuation of 'interrogation' and the existence of four other defendants in Amir Tataloo's case. Media in Iran: No bail has been issued for 'Tataloo.'