Marzban had been facing charges of "assembly and collusion against national security, cooperation with a hostile state, spreading propaganda against the system, and insulting sanctities and officials", IRNA quoted his lawyer as saying. The court cleared him of the first count of assembly and collusion but found him guilty of the other four charges, said the lawyer Mohammad Hossein Aghasi. In line with Iranian law, he would have to serve only the longest of the sentences - 11 years behind bars for cooperating with a hostile state - if he loses an appeal. IRNA said that according to posts on social media, Marzban had left Iran in 2009 and returned eight years later before being arrested in August 26, 2018.
Marzban had been facing charges of "assembly and collusion against national security, cooperation with a hostile state, spreading propaganda against the system, and insulting sanctities and officials", IRNA quoted his lawyer as saying. The court cleared him of the first count of assembly and collusion but found him guilty of the other four charges, said the lawyer Mohammad Hossein Aghasi. In line with Iranian law, he would have to serve only the longest of the sentences - 11 years behind bars for cooperating with a hostile state - if he loses an appeal. IRNA said that according to posts on social media, Marzban had left Iran in 2009 and returned eight years later before being arrested in August 26, 2018.