April 9, 2010

GENEVA – A third session of the court proceedings against seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders is scheduled for tomorrow in Tehran.

It is unknown whether the hearing – scheduled in Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court – will be open to families of the defendants and other observers. The first two sessions were closed.

The seven defendants, who have been imprisoned for two years, were responsible for tending to the spiritual and social needs of Iran's 300,000 Baha'is.

In January of this year they were finally presented with formal charges, which include espionage and "corruption on earth" – accusations that they categorically deny.

Baha'i World News Service