On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, Alireza Ghanbari, a 50-year-old father of two residing in Urmia, was arrested by security forces at his home and transferred to Urmia Central Prison.
He was sentenced to four years in prison for the charge of "membership in opposition groups," 16 months for "insulting Khomeini," and eight months for "propaganda against the government."
With the application of the law on the aggregation of sentences, the most severe punishment, equivalent to four years of imprisonment, was declared enforceable.
*Translated on 2026-03-14*
روز سه شنبه ١٤ فروردین ماه ١٤٠٣ ٢ آوریل ٢٠٢٤ علیرضا قنبری ۵٠ ساله و پدر دو فرزند ساکن ارومیه توسط نیروهای امنیتی در منزل خود بازداشت و به زندان مرکزی ارومیه انتقال یافت.
او به اتهام "عضویت در گروه های مخالف حکومت" به ٤ سال حبس و بابت اتهام "توهین به خمینی" به ١٦ ماه حبس و بابت اتهام "تبلیغ علیه حکومت" به ٨ ماه زندان محکوم شدند.
با اعمال قانون تجمیع احکام مجازات اشد برابر با چهار سال زندان تعزیری قابل اجرا اعلام شده بود.
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