Amini’s death was caused by physical violence committed by Iran. A day after reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian was elected, the lawyer was detained. State media reported on Sunday that Iranian lawyer Mohsen Borhani, who has publicly criticized the government’s handling of the 2022 protests, had been arrested.
The capture came a day after reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian was chosen for lead the country. (AP) State media reported on Sunday that an outspoken Iranian lawyer who had publicly criticized the government’s handling of the 2022 protests over Mahsa Amini’s death had been detained.
The 22-year-old woman who was detained by the police for allegedly failing to properly wear her obligatory hijab died during the uprising.
Calls for the overthrow of Iran’s four-decade Islamic theocracy grew out of the massive protests very quickly. Sunday, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported that Mohsen Borhani had previously been sentenced, but it did not provide any additional information regarding his case or the length of his sentence.
During the 2022 demonstrations that shook the Islamic Republic and sparked a security crackdown that resulted in the deaths of more than 500 people and the detention of over 22,000, Borhani, who is also a university professor, gained popularity on social media for his critical views of the Iranian government.
UN agents claimed Amini’s death was caused by physical violence committed by Iran. A day after reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian was elected, the lawyer was detained.
Pezeshkian vowed to ease implementation of the country’s compulsory headscarf regulation and connect with the West following quite a while of approvals and fights pressing the Islamic Republic.
