Mehdi Hajati

Mehdi Hajati
Member of City Council of Shiraz
In office
23 August 2017 – 12 August 2019
Succeeded byMohammad-Taghi Tazarvi

Mehdi Hajati (Persian: مهدی حاجتی) is an Iranian Political activist who was a member of the Islamic City Council of Shiraz. He was also the chairman of the Citizens' Rights Commission and the vice chairman of the Budget and Planning Commission.

Arrest

In September, Hajati rose to nationwide prominence after he was arrested for speaking out against the arrests of two citizens of the Baháʼí Faith. His arrest lead to condemnation from inside and outside of Iran.

Hajati was released ten days after detention with a bail of US$47,500, he was banned from sitting on the Shiraz City Council and was placed under judicial supervision for six months.

References

  1. ↑ ابراز امیدواری به حل موضوع مهدی حاجتی، عضو شورای شهر شیراز. abanpress.ir (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  2. ↑ "دوره پنجم شورا - مهدی حاجتی - شورای اسلامی شهر شیراز". www.shorashiraz.ir.
  3. ↑ مهدی حاجتی: سه بند مهم و حذف شده به طرح سامانه شفافیت شهرداری شیراز باز می‌گردد. avalfars.ir (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  4. ↑ "نماینده شورای شیراز 'به خاطر حمایت از بهاییان بازداشت شد'". BBC News فارسی. 27 September 2018.
  5. ↑ فردا, رادیو (27 September 2018). "بازداشت یک عضو شورای شهر شیراز به اتهام "حمایت از بهائیان"". رادیو فردا.
  6. ↑ "Mehdi Hajati Banned from Shiraz City Council for Seeking Release of Detained Baha'is". November 2018.