Iranian Man Arrested on Mahsa Anniversary Given Five Minutes to Presents Last Defense

Iranian judiciary authorities have summoned Mehdi Towhidi, a protester arrested on the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death, to court for his final defense. 

According to a reliable source, Towhidi faces charges of "gathering and collusion to commit a crime against domestic and foreign security," "facilitating the means to commit a crime," and "being a member of a group with the intention of disrupting the country's security." 

Accompanied by a court-appointed lawyer, the accused was given only five minutes by the prosecutor to present his defense.

Towhidi, a 27-year-old resident of Karaj, near Tehran, was arrested on September 15 last year. 

Previously, a source informed IranWire he had been held in solitary confinement at the Karaj Intelligence Detention Center for 42 days, where he was subjected to pressure to confess to the charges against him.