Etemaad Newspaper Not Published; Likely Due to Enforcement of Suspension Order

It is likely that the Supreme Court has upheld the two-month suspension order against Etemaad, and that the newspaper's non-publication over the past two days is due to the enforcement of this order.

Etemad newspaper has not been published since Tuesday. It is likely that the sentence of two months of detention has been implemented.

According to Ambassador Arjan, the last issue of Etemad newspaper was published on Tuesday, Mehr 21. This newspaper was not published yesterday and today, 22nd and 23rd of Mehr. It is likely that the Supreme Court approved the two-month detention order and the non-publishing of Etemad newspaper in the last two days is due to the execution of the order.

In the Tuesday edition of Etemad newspaper, Harjand did not publish any news about the confirmation and implementation of the confiscation order.

On the 5th of Mehr, Ambassador Arjan announced in a report that a 2-month detention order was issued for the newspaper "Etemad".

According to this report, after the publication of a note by Abbas Abdi in the newspaper "Etemad" and the Tehran Prosecutor's Office declaring a crime against it, a case was filed against the writer and the newspaper.

The case was heard in the criminal court of a Tehran province after conducting preliminary investigations, explaining the charges and issuing a judicial supervision order banning media activity.

Finally, the court sentenced Abbas Abdi to one year of imprisonment, and the newspaper "Etimad" was also ordered to suspend its activity and publication for two months.

On 5th Mehr, the verdict of "confidence" had not yet been finalized

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, with the appeal of the defendants, the case was sent to the Supreme Court for consideration, and on Mehr 5, a final decision had not yet been issued.

According to that report, the order to suspend the activity and publication of "Etemad" newspaper for two months was in the appeal stage, and its implementation depends on the final determination of the case in the Supreme Court.