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Baha'i believers set up organisation connected with Israel in Iran - report
A group of Baha'i believers detained by Iranian authorities have confessed to setting up an illegal organisation associated with Israel to undermine the Islamic system, an Iranian newspaper reported on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:00 August 3, 2008
Tehran: A group of Baha'i believers detained by Iranian authorities have confessed to setting up an illegal organisation associated with Israel to undermine the Islamic system, an Iranian newspaper reported on Sunday.
The Resalat daily reported that the seven, most of whom were detained in May, set up an illegal organisation that was created against Islam.
"Seven Baha'i individuals have set up an illegal organisation with connections to a number of countries including Israel and they have received orders from them to undertake measures against the Islamic system," Resalat reported.
The paper cited an official at Tehran's revolutionary court as saying the seven had confessed to this, which led to their arrest.
In May, Iran detained six members of the Baha'i faith on security-related charges.
The Baha'i International Community had said they were members of a committee that tends to the needs of Baha'is in Iran. A seventh member was detained in March, the group said.
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