86 opposition supporters found guilty following Iranian riots
Wednesday 17 March 2010
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EmailIran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Tuesday that 86 people who were rounded up following last year's violent post-election protests have been found guilty on charges of acts against the Islamic republic.
The verdicts were issued for charges such as "taking part in illegal gatherings, plotting against national security, propaganda against the Islamic Republic, membership in illegal and counter-revolutionary groups and disturbing public peace."
Most of the 86 defendants were sentenced to prison terms, but the Tehran Revolutionary Court did not reveal how long.
More than 4,000 opposition supporters have been arrested since June's disputed presidential election that returned populist President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power for another term, according to opposition groups.
On Sunday, Fars reported that police had recently detained 30 people suspected of belonging to a US-funded "cyber-war network" who allegedly gathered intelligence on the country's nuclear scientists and facilitated "illegal demonstrations."
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