Hours after the news of the arrest of Ali Akbar Javanfekr, media advisor to former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on Sunday, August 19, in Tehran, his lawyer announced that an order for his release had been issued. Mr. Javanfekr was arrested in front of his home on Sunday. According to Mehran Abdollahpour, Ali Akbar Javanfekr's lawyer, the prosecutor's office issued the order for his release following the payment of a fine of 4.5 million tomans. A Telegram channel known as 'Dolat Bahar', close to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reported on Sunday in a brief post about Mr. Javanfekr's arrest by 'judicial agents'. The channel stated that the reason for Ali Akbar Javanfekr's arrest was 'failure to pay the fine' imposed by the court. The 'Dolat Bahar' channel wrote that 'apparently, Javanfekr's arrest was due to the failure to pay the 4.5 million toman fine set by the court'. According to this report, the fine was related to an interview with the newspaper Etemad on September 3, 2012, and he has officially stated that he is unable to pay this fine. With the arrest of Ali Akbar Javanfekr, the number of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's associates currently in prison reaches three. Hamid Baqaei, Ahmadinejad's executive deputy, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for 'embezzlement' and 'misappropriation of state property' and has been in prison since March 12, 2018. Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, Ahmadinejad's chief of staff during his presidency, was also arrested two days after he burned Hamid Baqaei's verdict in front of the British Embassy in Tehran. However, last July, Mr. Mashaei's lawyer told the official IRNA news agency that his client's case had not yet gone to the Revolutionary Court. Following this statement, on July 2, the spokesperson for the judiciary announced the issuance of an indictment against Ahmadinejad's chief of staff. Previously, three others, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Ahmadinejad's first vice president, had been tried for corruption and imprisoned. Mr. Rahimi was released in May of this year after serving three years of a five-year sentence due to approval of a conditional release request.
Lawyer: Order for the Release of Javanfekr, Media Advisor to Ahmadinejad, Issued
Ali Akbar Javanfekr, a media advisor to former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was arrested for failing to pay a court-imposed fine but was released after the fine was paid. His arrest adds to the number of Ahmadinejad's associates currently imprisoned, highlighting ongoing political tensions in Iran. This situation reflects the broader crackdown on former officials associated with Ahmadinejad's administration.
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📰 What Happened
Ali Akbar Javanfekr was arrested and released after paying a fine related to a past interview.
- judicial agents arrest Ali Akbar Javanfekr
- prosecutor's office release Ali Akbar Javanfekr
- judiciary indict Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
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The arrest and quick release of Javanfekr underscores the precarious legal environment for Ahmadinejad's associates.
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