Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to 6 years in prison, avoiding death sentence | DW News

A prominent rapper who backed the large-scale protests that shook Iran last year has been jailed for six years and three months, his lawyer said on Monday. Toomaj Salehi was charged with "corruption on earth" — an accusation that covers a broad range of offenses including those related to Islamic morality and can carry the death penalty. The judicial decision to not put the prominent musician to death saved Salehi from the fate that led to the execution of at least seven other protesters. Salehi was also acquitted of "insulting the Supreme Leader" and "cooperation with hostile governments," his lawyer Rosa Etemad Ansari said. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #iran #toomajsalehi #prison