[Al Arabiya Latest] An Iranian court on Saturday sentenced a student who took part in protests following Iran's disputed election to eight years in prison as opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi condemened a government decision to put his brother-in-law, Shahpour Kazemi, on trial.The June 12 vote triggered big street demonstrations by opposition supporters accusing the authorities of rigging the result, which gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second term in charge.
The wife of the detainee, Abdullah Momeni, told website Mowjcamp, which backs defeated candidate Mousavi, that Momeni was sentenced to six years for taking part in post-election protests and two years for previous activities concerning national security.
Several other post-election detainees have received jail terms and three people have been sentenced to death, according to Iranian media.
Last week a court sentenced a man to seven years in jail and 74 lashes for post-election activities, Mowjcamp reported.
Meanwhile several newspapers quoted Tehran's prosecutor, who did not elaborate on the decision, that Mousavi's brother-in-law would stand trial.
Mousavi's wife, Zahra Rahnavard, said on July 23 that her brother was among hundreds rounded up by authorities during the unrest .
She also warned Iranian authorities not to publish any "forced confessions" from her brother.