Tehran prosecutor files case against journalist, reformist paper

Tehran prosecutors filed a case against journalist Abbas Abdi and the reformist newspaper Etemad following the publication of an article by Abdi, the judiciary's news agency Mizan reported.

The case was referred to an investigating judge for further inquiry, the report said.

According to Mizan, Abdi was summoned and informed of charges including creating divisions among segments of society and publishing falsehoods and inaccurate information, citing provisions of Iran's Press Law and Islamic Penal Code.