Iranian Court Sentences 6 ISIL Members to Prison

Rasa - An Iranian court sentenced 2 ISIL members to 15 years in prison and 4 others to 10 years, over charges of acting against national security.

News ID: 430498

Date: 21 June 2017 - 23:45

RNA - "The ISIL members who had been arrested last year" received their sentences after full investigations, Head of the Southern province of Fars province's Justice Department Ali Alqasi said on Wednesday.

"Two of the key members of the team were each sentenced to 15 years in prison and 4 others each received 10 years in jail," he added.

Alqasi said that they were tried for acting against the national security and membership in Takfiri groups, adding that they were arrested on Tasoua day (anniversary of martyrdom of Shiites' third Imam, Hossein ibn-e Ali) before carrying out any terrorist operations.

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced on June 9 that it has captured 41 members of the ISIL terrorist group following the June 7 twin terrorist attacks in Tehran.

"Following a series of sophisticated intelligence operations and with the cooperation of the families of some of the terrorists, 41 elements of the ISIL Takfiri group were identified and arrested before conducting any act of terror," the intelligence ministry said.

It added that the terrorists were detained in the Iranian provinces of Kermanshah, Kordestan, West Azarbaijan and Tehran.

"Many documents and equipment for terrorist operations were also seized from the terrorists," the statement added.

Three unknown male assailants fired several rounds at the guards protecting the parliament building in Tehran on June 7. The assailants opened their way into the parliament's administrative building while shooting at the guards.

A similar attack took place at the holy shrine of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, parallel with the parliament attack.

18 people, including the parliament's guards, were killed and 52 others were wounded in the twin attacks.

The ISIL claimed responsibility for the twin terrorist attacks.

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