Judiciary: A case has been opened for Reza Pahlavi and several other defendants

Asghar Jahangir, the Judiciary’s spokesperson, announced at a press conference on Saturday, 27 Tir, that following a complaint filed by the office of the Attorney General of the country, a case has been opened in the Tehran prosecutor’s office against Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah of Iran, and a number of other defendants whom, as he said, are accused of “cooperation with Israel and action against the Iranian nation.”

He said that the judiciary has also opened cases in connection with the “12-day war and the Ramadan war” against people whom, as he said, “cooperated with hostile governments and sought attack, war, and the partition of Iran.”

Jahangir also claimed that these individuals are accused of “cooperation with hostile governments, espionage, cooperation with foreign intelligence services, inciting people to violence, war and killing, directing terrorist networks, involvement in murder, destroying infrastructure, providing financing for terrorism, and dealing a blow to the country’s economy.”

He also said: “These individuals are also accused of actions against the territorial integrity of the country and attacks on infrastructure and military centers,” adding that these cases are being handled under the laws of the Islamic Republic.