Tehran Court Slams a 9-Year Jail Sentence on UK-Iranian Anthropologist For Subversive Research Published December 14th, 2020 - 01:22 GMT
British-Iranian academic Kameel Ahmady (Twitter)
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“Ahmady was accused of acquiring illicit property from his cooperation in implementing subversive institutions’ projects in the country,” Tasnim said.
A court in Iran has handed a nine-year jail sentence to British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady, after convicting him of conducting “subversive” research work, the semi-official news agency Tasnim said on Sunday.
Ahmady was also fined 600,000 euros ($727,000) – the sum Iranian authorities said he received for his research from institutions accused of seeking to topple Iran’s Islamic government, Tasnim reported.
A file photo of British-Iranian academic Kameel Ahmady. | Kameel Ahmady/Facebook.
British-Iranian academic Kameel Ahmady has been sentenced to eight years in prison by a court in Tehran for “collaborating with a hostile government”, BBC reported on Monday. Ahmady is known for his research about child marriage, female genital mutilation and sexuality in Iran.
A report by Reuters, citing news agency Tasnim, however, said that Ahmady was given a nine-year jail-term. It added that Ahmady received funds from institutions trying to overthrow the Iranian regime.
The researcher was also ordered to pay $7,30,000 (Rs 5.37 crore approximately) as fine. “Ahmady was accused of acquiring illicit property from his cooperation in implementing subversive institutions’ projects in the country,” Tasnim said, according to Reuters.
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Iran sentences British-Iranian researcher to 9 years prison for subversive work
Social researcher Kameel Ahmady has also been fined €600,000 on charges of trying to topple the Iranian regime. His research consisted of controversial topics such as child marriage and female genital mutilation.
He was jailed for nine years and fined €600,000
Iran sentenced British-Iranian researcher Kameel Ahmady to nine years in prison on Sunday, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported.
The anthropologist and social researcher was convicted of conducting subversive research work. He was also fined €600,000 ($727,000), which, according to Iranian authorities, is the amount he allegedly received for his research by institutions accused of trying to toppled the Iranian regime.