Iran's Judiciary: Legal proceedings launched against 3,121 for cooperating with enemy

Iran's Judiciary says it has launched legal proceedings against 3,121 people for cooperating with the enemy, adding that more than 2,000 of the individuals have been detained.

Speaking at a public gathering on Sunday, the Judiciary's spokesman who is also the body's deputy for crime prevention, Asghar Jahangir, said those under prosecution are "traitors to the homeland and mercenaries" who collaborated with the enemy.

According to the official, 2,406 of the individuals have been arrested and remain in custody and around 1,000 indictments have so far been issued.

Jahangir said 20 percent of those under prosecution face allegations of carrying out operational activities in favor of the Israeli regime.

The spokesman said 22 percent are accused of criminal security, economic, military, and financial activities, while about seven percent are charged with cooperation and assistance to the Israeli regime.

He added that 43 percent were prosecuted on charges of engaging in political, cultural, media, and propaganda activities in favor of the regime.

Another seven percent, he said, were detained for possessing or trading electronic equipment, including Starlink devices, which had been used to assist the enemy.

Jahangir also referred to judicial measures to identify and seize the assets of individuals linked to the enemy inside the country. He said the assets of "hundreds" of such individuals have so far been identified and confiscated, adding that after judicial reviews and court rulings, the property will be forfeited.

The spokesman said the Judiciary had undertaken extensive measures following the adoption of a law increasing punishments for espionage and cooperation with the Israeli regime.

According to the official, the enhanced measures were implemented during the American-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic last June and earlier this year as well as the foreign-backed unrest and rioting that took place across some parts of the country in January.

Judiciary announces 'Social Defense' plan

Referring to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei's assessment of the enemy's strategy, Jahangir said the adversaries are, on the one hand, trying to target "the resilience of the people" and, on the other, seeking to trigger "miscalculations among the country's officials."

Based on this assessment, the Judiciary immediately placed a "Social Defense" plan on its agenda to safeguard the rights of the Iranian nation, Jahangir added.

According to the official, the initiative includes activities in 10 areas, including strengthening solidarity and social coordination among the public, officials, and media to prevent polarization.

Jahangir also announced plans to establish a "Social Soldiers' Network."

He said that, following initiatives such as Janfada-e-Iran (Sacrifice for Iran), developed in the face of the latest bout of unprovoked American-Israeli aggression, the new project would seek to mobilize public capacities and encourage every individual to regard service to society as a social responsibility.

The official, meanwhile, noted how the enemies had sought, throughout their latest aggression, to overthrow the country's Islamic establishment, partition the country, and occupy its territory.

However, the Islamic Republic's decisive retaliation and public presence on the streets in support of the nation's defense forces, not only frustrated the plans, but also led to the country's taking control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz's management.

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