Reporters Without Borders has learned that blogger Mehdi Khazali was released on bail of 200 million toman (150 euros) on 12 November pending trial. The son of Ayatollah Abolghasem Khazali, an influential member of the Council of Guardians of the Iranian Constitution for the past 30 years, he was arrested on 13 October after responding to a summons to report to the Tehran prosecutor’s office
He is charged with “activities contrary to national security” and “publishing false information aimed at disrupting public order.” He had been very critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the government on his website Baran (http://www.drkhazali.com/) for the past year.
Reporters Without Borders has learned that blogger Mehdi Khazali was released on bail of 200 million toman (150 euros) on 12 November pending trial. The son of Ayatollah Abolghasem Khazali, an influential member of the Council of Guardians of the Iranian Constitution for the past 30 years, he was arrested on 13 October after responding to a summons to report to the Tehran prosecutor’s office
He is charged with “activities contrary to national security” and “publishing false information aimed at disrupting public order.” He had been very critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the government on his website Baran (http://www.drkhazali.com/) for the past year.