One of Zainab Taheri's associates reports her arrest, lawyer of Mohammad Thalath

An associate of Zainab Taheri, the lawyer for Mohammad Thalath, reported on Tuesday, June 18, that this lawyer has been arrested, and her Telegram channel also stated that she has threatened to go on a hunger strike. This individual, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed the news of the lawyer's arrest in an interview with Radio Farda, stating that Ms. Taheri was arrested on Tuesday after being summoned to Branch 2 of the Culture and Media Prosecutor's Office. Meanwhile, Ms. Taheri's Telegram channel announced that she 'told the agents that she will not remain silent against this injustice and will go on a hunger strike.' Her reference to 'injustice' apparently pertains to her protest against the execution of Mohammad Thalath, a Gonabadi dervish. After Thalath's execution, Ms. Taheri wrote on her Twitter that she intends to publish 'documents of her client's innocence.' She stated that the reconstruction of the scene of the bus attack on three police officers was done 'without the presence of Mohammad Thalath' and that there was no fingerprinting done on the bus. However, Gholamhossein Esmaeili, the head of the Tehran judiciary, claimed on Tuesday that Mr. Thalath 'was present during the reconstruction' of the incident and 'confessed and admitted,' and these statements 'were filmed and documented.' Esmaeili also confirmed that there was no fingerprinting done on the bus, attributing this to the sufficiency of Mr. Thalath's 'confession' to prove his charges. The Tehran Prosecutor's Office announced on the morning of Monday, June 27, that the death sentence of 51-year-old Mohammad Thalath has been carried out. He was accused of running over three police officers during clashes on Pasdaran Street with a bus. During the trial of this Gonabadi dervish, domestic news agencies reported Mr. Thalath as saying that he 'denied the intentionality of killing the police officers.' Zainab Taheri, his lawyer, and his children stated that Mr. Thalath 'was arrested three hours before the incident and was not the bus driver.' In recent days, Ms. Taheri had stated in interviews with some domestic news agencies that she has 'no activity on social media.' However, on the website of this lawyer, an address for a Telegram channel was listed that announced her arrest. Previously, Mike Pompeo, the U.S. Secretary of State, described the death sentence of Mohammad Thalath as 'ruthless' and 'unjust,' calling on Washington's allies around the world to condemn this action by the Iranian government. On Tuesday, the European Union condemned this execution, stating that his trial raised 'serious questions' about the Islamic Republic's 'respect for fundamental rights and due process.'