Ekklesia, Aug.8, www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/12805
The judge presiding over the trial of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran has extended their detention by two months, it was reported late last week. No verdict has been yet been handed down from the final session of the trial of the seven, which took place on 14 June 2010. The seven were taken to the judge’s office on 28 July. The judge informed them in the presence of a member of their legal team that their detention had been extended for another two months as of 22 July.
Lawyers for the Baha’i leaders have submitted a written objection to the ongoing detention, making it absolutely clear that there is no legal basis whatsoever on which to refuse their request that the defendants be released on bail.