Former Iranian president's aides sentenced to jail over security charges

TEHRAN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei and Ali Akbar Javanfekr, two aides of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have received prison sentences, the Judiciary announced on Wednesday, according to Tehran Times daily.

Gholam Hossein Esmaili, head of Tehran Province's Judiciary, said Rahim Mashaei and Javanfekr have been handed down five and four years in prison respectively on charges of conspiracy to commit crimes against national security, Tasnim news agency reported.

Apart from receiving the five-year prison term, Rahim Mashaei has been given a one-year prison sentence for propaganda against the Islamic republic and another six-month sentence for contempt of court, he added.