LOAD.- An Iranian court modified the sentence of prison imposed on singer pop singer Mehdi Yarrahi, sentenced for a song criticizing the strict dress code for women in the Islamic Republic, to arrest home, announced his lawyer.
“Due to my client’s illness and need for medical treatment, his one-year prison sentence was replaced by house arrest with the use of an electronic bracelet,” lawyer Zahra Minouei said in a message posted online Sunday. social
They specify that this measure has been in force since February 20, with the payment of a deposit of about 270,000 dollars.
Mehdi Yarrahi, 42, was arrested in August 2023 after the broadcast of a song that questioned the obligation of women to wear the veil in public.
After being released on bail in October, he was imprisoned again after being sentenced by a revolutionary court in Tehran in January to a total of two years and eight months in prison and 74 lashes on various charges, including disturbing public order.
FUENTE: AFP
