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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - TEHRAN — An Iranian protester who drew global attention last month after he was widely reported to be awaiting execution has been released on bail, according to a human rights group and state media.
Erfan Soltani, 26, was arrested last month as demonstrations roiled the country, sparking a violent crackdown by authorities. He was detained on January 10 at his home in Fardis, a city about 25 miles west of Tehran, and charged with “assembly and collusion against the country’s internal security” as well as “propaganda activities” against the regime, according to the state broadcaster IRIB.
Following his arrest, the US State Department said Iranian authorities planned to execute Soltani, but Iran’s judiciary dismissed those reports as “fabricated news,” according to IRIB.
Soltani’s family later said his execution was postponed, and US President Donald Trump said he had received assurances “on good authority” that there was no plan for executions in Iran amid fears for Soltani’s fate. Trump has warned Iran against executing protesters, saying the US would “take strong action.”
On Saturday, Soltani was released on bail, according to Hengaw, a Norway-based human rights organization.
Iranian state media outlet Press TV confirmed Soltani’s release, without elaborating. In a post on Telegram, it described him as “one of the detainees of the recent foreign-backed riots in Iran, who some foreign media outlets had previously claimed was sentenced to death.”
A lawyer for Soltani told the Agence France-Presse news agency that a bail of two billion tomans, or around $16,000, had been paid for his release, and that Soltani had been set free with all of his belongings, including his mobile phone.
On January 19, CNN reported that Soltani was in good physical health and had been able to meet with his family, according to Hengaw and one of his relatives.
Soltani’s relative, identified as Somayeh, said Soltani is an “incredibly kind and warm-hearted young man” who has “always fought for the freedom of Iran” in an interview with CNN last month. — Agencies
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