No obstant això, quan el 12 de maig, durant una visita a la universitat de Zanjan, van preguntar a Ali Motahari, un membre del parlament iranià, si hi havia presoners polítics a l'Iran, va respondre:
However, when Iranian Member of Parliament Ali Motahari was asked about whether there were political prisoners in Iran during a May 12, 2015, visit to Zanjan University, he answered: