Founder of a mystical new-age stream of Shiite Islam was sentenced to death in Iran

Almaty. August 28. Silkroadnews –The founder of a mystical new-age stream of Shiite Islam was sentenced to death in Iran, Canadian channel CTV reported.
“The lawyer Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabaei tells the court sentenced Mohammad Ali Taheri to death on charges of founding a cult”, the report said.
The lawyer also noted he intends to appeal within 20 days.
As reported in 2014 Ali Taheri was already sentenced to death, but managed to appeal the verdict.
“In 2014 the 61-year-old Taheri was sentenced to death on similar charges but an appeals court later rejected the verdict. He has been in jail since 2011, when a court sentenced him to five years in prison for blasphemy”, the publication reads.
In recent weeks, the authorities of Iran have detained dozens of followers of Taheri.
According to the publication, Taheri was also engaged in research in the field of alternative medicine. The leaders of Iran consider New Age beliefs as a threat to the principles of Islam.