Parastoo Farahvar Denies Statements by the Minister of Intelligence

Parastoo Farahvar, daughter of Dariush and Parvaneh Farahvar, victims of the chain murders in Iran in the fall of 1998, has denied the statements made by the Minister of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic in an interview with Radio Farda. Reports indicate that Hojjatoleslam Mahmoud Alavi stated on Tuesday during a session of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly that the Ministry of Intelligence had not filed a complaint against Parastoo Farahvar during her recent visit to the country and had merely provided information to the authorities. He suggested that the judiciary may have taken legal action based on that information. Parastoo Farahvar, who resides in Germany and travels to Iran annually to hold memorial ceremonies for her parents, faced a suspended prison sentence during her recent trip to Tehran, where her passport was confiscated but later returned to her. Parastoo Farahvar told Radio Farda that an official complaint had been filed by the Ministry of Intelligence against her, and she was initially interrogated based on that complaint. Following the incidents involving Parastoo Farahvar, several members of parliament, including Mahmoud Sadqi, have been following up on her situation, and the ruling issued against her is reported to be under appeal. Parastoo Farahvar mentions in her interview with Radio Farda that the issued ruling is a six-year suspended prison sentence. In this context, the Minister of Intelligence of Iran denied espionage accusations against the daughter of Sadegh Larijani. The article also touches on various related topics, including the imprisonment of environmental activists and the recent protests in Iran, with support from 154 artists and civil activists. Six members of parliament have called for the Minister of Intelligence to explain the reasons for the complaint against Parastoo Farahvar, who claims that the charges in her case are 'baseless' and that she has been accused of propaganda against the regime and insulting sacred values.