According to his indictment, Ali-Zamani joined the Kingdom Assembly of Iran "after hearing about it on a television satellite channel" and is accused of "distributing anti-regime CDs and propaganda" and "copies of The Satanic Verses", being trained in chemical weapons and providing information on Iranian officials "targeted for assassination".

[1] According to the same source: "His job was simply to pass on news for our radio station and to make broadcast packages".

[2] His was the first case following the mass protests following the 2009 election to result in a death sentence,[3] and human rights campaigners fear it may "pave the way for further politically driven executions" in Iran.

[1] He was one of over 100 opposition supporters who were accused of inciting street protests after the election [4] was reported to be among the first of these detainees executed.

[6] Mark Fitzpatrick, from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, suggested that Ali-Zamani's harsh sentence was an effort on the part of the Iranian government to discourage future protests: "It sounds like the regime continues to feel very vulnerable and is utilizing all the powers of control at its disposal to stamp out protests," Mr. Fitzpatrick said.