Mr Sobhani said he would be tortured in Iran and would rather die than suffer in an Iranian jail. “I prefer a grave in Spain than a prison in Iran, but I trust Spanish justice," he said. Mr Sobhani, a recording artist, told El Mundo newspaper that the Iranian regime was angered by his interactions with his mainly Persian-speaking followers, in which he has criticised the authorities in Iran and the lack of freedom in the country. “And of course, Iran cannot allow the son of someone in a high position to say those things.
