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Another 16 opposition members on trial in Iran for participating in anti-government rallies

in Iran in the dock sent another group of opposition members who participated in anti-government rallies in June last year, when the country held presidential elections, said Radio Liberty “.

At this time, just 16 people appeared before the court. Peter of them, according to sharia, is accused of “waging war against God.” The remaining defendants charged with damage to national security and disturb public order.

As previously reported, an Iranian court some time ago, sentenced 11 opposition to the death penalty. Two of them have already been hanged, the others to mitigate the sentence.

destabilize the political situation in Iran started after the last in June of last year’s presidential elections, following which the winner was the head of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. As a result, supporters of his rival, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, demanded the cancellation of election results, accusing the authorities of rigging.

In numerous protests of the opposition, which lasted until the end of the year, law enforcement bodies of Uzbekistan was detained for more than 4 thousand people. About 150 of them brought to justice.