Tehran mayor, Gholamhossein Karbaschi was tried on corruption charges and Interior Minister Abdollah Nouri for "sacrilege"—despite their credentials as activists in the Islamic revolution. In 2002 history professor and reformist activist Hashem Aghajari was sentenced to death for apostasy for calling for "Islamic Protestantism" and reform in Islam.
Tehran mayor, Gholamhossein Karbaschi was prosecuted on corruption charges and Abdollah Nouri was charged with blasphemy—despite their roles as activists in the Islamic revolution. In 2002, Hashem Aghajari, a history professor and reformist activist, was sentenced to death for apostasy after advocating "Islamic Protestantism" and reform within Islam.