RASHID MAZAHERI ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF "PROPAGANDA AGAINST NATIONAL SECURITY"

Rashid Mazaheri, a former Iranian national team goalkeeper, has been arrested and taken into custody on charges including “propaganda against national security in wartime conditions.”

The judiciary of the Islamic Republic alleges that he attempted to illegally leave the country via the western border by changing his appearance and bribing border officials.

According to these reports, he is also accused of bribery of a public official and attempting to cross the border illegally.

So far, no information has been released regarding his legal status, place of detention, or access to a lawyer.