Metal Duo Confess Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison And 74 Lashes

Iran Sentences Music Band To 14 Years In Jail And 74 Lashes Al Bawaba Confess (image credit: confess) the two members of iranian metal band confess have been sentenced to a combined 14 and a half years in prison. nikan khosravi and arash ilkhani were arrested in november 2015 and hit with a variety of charges, including blasphemy, writing anti religious lyrics and promoting music that the state considered to be satanic in nature. Iranian metal band confess have been sentenced to 14 1 2 years in prison and 74 lashes by the revolutionary tribunal of tehran for the crime of playing metal, which is forbidden in iran. in 2015.

Confess Members Sentenced To 14 Years In Iranian Prison 74 La Khosravi was sentenced to 12 1 2 years in prison and 74 lashes. ilkhani was initially sentenced to six years but got it reduced to two. nikan explains how he was able to get to norway, after. For the crime of playing metal, frontman nikan khosravi has also been sentenced to 74 lashes. in 2015, confess made headlines worldwide after being arrested by iran’s revolutionary guard. The musicians were arrested in 2015, initially sentenced to death, and ultimately fled to norway, where they still reside. Members of iranian band confess were sentenced to a combined 14 years in prison and 74 lashes for playing heavy metal in their home country.