Grievance of Forty Gonabadi Dervishes Against Principal Offenders of Kavar Event

Majzooban Noor - Following the lawsuits that Kasra Noori and Saleh Moradi, defenders of the rights of Gonabadi Dervishes have made against two clergymen, Mohammad-Reza Shahbazi and Alireza Ghaemi who are being the major cause of conflict against the Dervishes in Kavar city in 1390 (2011), more than Forty Gonabadi Dervishes in a letter addressed to the "Special Courts for the Clergy" (SCC) call for prosecution of these two clergymen. In this letter of complaint quoted that: "These people instead of promoting religion by misusing of their position and status tried to insult Sufism and Islamic mysticism in the pulpit and religious ceremonies, and stimulated regional young Basijis against Dervishes and the followers of Nematollahi Gonabadi Sufi order which led Friday Prayer canceled and then unfortunately, as a result of their seduction some Gonabadi Dervishes were wounded and one Dervish called " Vahid Banani" was martyred.

It is important to say that, Mohammad-Reza Shahbazi and Alireza Ghaemi who had come from the city of Qom to Kavar town is accused of "Publishing lies for disturbing public opinion", "inciting people to protest and conflict," "propaganda against the Nematollahi Gonabadi Masters" during Kavar event in Shahrivar 1390 (September 2011).

Since then, following the attacks by Basiji and plain-clothes on Gonabadi Dervishes in Kavar town in Fars Province which resulted the death of one Dervish called " Vahid Banani" who was killed by a gun-shut in police checkpoint and so many file cases opened against Gonabadi Dervishes in court, and despite repeated Dervishes complaints to Judiciary systems, up to now no deal had been done yet to the principal offender of Kavar event. But the pressures on Gonabadi Dervishes increased, so on, during this period more than 30 cases opened against Dervishes, more than 100 Gonabadi Dervishes in the city of Kavar, arrested, beaten, and without receiving written summons have been tried.

After more than two years of the illegal rally against Gonabadi Dervishes in Kavar town and the arrest and imprisonment of the dozens of Dervishes in country's prisons, summons of Dervishes to security centers continue.

Previously, Gonabadi Dervishes, Kasra Noori and Saleheddin Moradi had complained of these two clergymen to the "Special Courts for the Clergy" (SCC) and their complaint considered in its first session on 29 Mordad 1392 (Agu 20, 2013) but due to Shahbazi's absence at the hearing, the responsible judge has postponed the proceedings to the next hearing.