Not because he is afraid of the state.
“They are watching people like you,” the investigator said. “Not the government. Someone else. Someone using the old nomenclature. Someone who knows Al Kashi better than the seminarians.” Rijal Al Kashi Report 176 -2021-
The lead investigator—a soft-spoken man with a ring bearing the seal of Imam Reza—placed a folder on the table. Not because he is afraid of the state