Nasrin Sotoudeh who has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, withdrew her appeals request.
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband Reza Khandan stated that in his last visit with her, Sotoudeh has stated that she has withdrawn her appeals request.
Her husband stated that “she has been told by the interrogators that the sentence will be upheld by the appeals court.” “Because her interrogators had once before told her that they would not let her get less than 10 years in prison, and the lower court trial showed that they have enough power to make the judge vote a certain way and follow through with their promise, Sotoudeh said that our efforts are futile and we won’t pursue it anymore,” Khandan stated.
Khandan added that she did not want the sentence to be reduced for one or two years and for them to claim that there has been an appeals process. According to him, the verdict is unlawful and she should be unconditionally released.
Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, with a 20 year ban on being professionally active and 20 a year travel ban on charges of acting against national security, colluding and propagating against the regime, and failing to wear the Islamic Hijab.
She has gone on hunger strike several times after her arrest.
