The lawyer of famous Iranian rapper, Tomaj Salehi, revealed to Shargh newspaper today, Monday, that her client, who supported the protest movement that erupted in Iran last year, has escaped the death penalty and has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison.
The attorney, Reza Etemad Ansari, stated that the court acquitted Salehi of charges of insulting the supreme leader and collaborating with hostile governments, and he has been transferred from solitary confinement to a general ward in prison.
Iranian media published a video in November of Salehi while in custody, where he appeared blindfolded and retracted previous statements criticizing the authorities.
Salehi has expressed his support online and in his songs for a wave of nationwide protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, who died while in custody of the morality police for wearing "inappropriate clothing."
Salehi was convicted of "corruption on earth," a charge that encompasses various offenses, including those related to Islamic law, which could lead to the death penalty.
