Two citizens from Piranshahr were sentenced to 14 years in prison

12:27 - 6 August 2020

 On Tuesday, August 4, two Kurdish citizens, Navid Mohammadi and Khaled Mohammadi, from Piranshahr, were sentenced by Branch 102 of the Criminal Court 2 to a total of 14 years in prison.

 Piranshahr Branch 102 Criminal Court 2 charged these two citizens with "espionage for hostile states" and sentenced each to seven years in prison.

 These two citizens from Piranshahr were arrested by security forces in mid-May this year and transferred to a security detention center in Urmia for interrogation.

 These two citizens were transferred to Naqadeh Prison in early July after being interrogated and are currently being held there.

 Navid Mohammadi is a radio and television correspondent for the Iranian government, and Khalid Mohammadi is a relative of Navid Mohammadi.

 Photo: Khalid and Navid Mohammadi