TEHRAN -- Publisher of the Persian ****Norouz**** daily Mohsen Mirdamadi was found guilty for 22 cases of infraction in his court hearing Monday.

Mirdamadi stood trial earlier for a battery of charges raised against him including libel, insulting state officials, publishing lies, attempting to incite the public and violating elections regulations.

Mirdamadi, who is also head of Majlis Foreign Policy and National Security Commission, had in his December hearing responded to charges lodged by the Islamic Republic of Iran's Broadcasting (IRIB), the volunteer Basij militia, and Iran's elections supervisory board.