Tehran, October 01: Iran has released one of the country’s most prominent pro-reform figures on bail after jailing him for more than three months on charges of inciting the country’s post-election unrest, state media reported today.
Saeed Hajjarian is considered a top architect and ideologue of the movement pushing for more social and political freedoms in Iran.
He is among more than 100 opposition politicians and activists who have been on trial since August to face charges of fomenting the street unrest that broke out after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election in June.
The state-owned IRAN newspaper reported that authorities released Hajjarian yesterday on USD 200,000 bail after he spent 110 days in jail.
During his testimony, Hajjarian confessed to helping fuel the post-election turmoil and asked for the nation’s forgiveness. The opposition dismissed his and other confessions as coerced.
–PTI