▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁head ▁by ▁an ▁ass ail ant ▁but ▁narrow ly ▁escaped ▁death , ▁ending ▁up ▁par al yz ed ▁for ▁life . ▁He ▁is ▁" bel ieved ▁to ▁have ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁bringing ▁about … ▁dam aging ▁dis clos ures " ▁against ▁the ▁spons ors ▁of ▁the ▁chain ▁kill ings , ▁not ▁only ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁Sob h ▁Em rou z ▁daily , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁former ▁deput y ▁minister ▁of ▁intelligence ▁turned ▁reform ist . ▁Con sequently , ▁" some ▁believe ▁that ▁rem n ants " ▁of ▁the ▁chain ▁murder ▁" int elligence ▁k iller ▁group ▁may ▁have ▁been " ▁behind ▁his ▁attempted ▁assass ination . ▁ ▁At ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Ak bar ▁Gan ji ▁attended ▁the ▁Iran ▁After ▁the ▁E lections ▁conference ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁Upon ▁return ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ten ▁years ' ▁imprison ment , ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁ex ile ▁( l ater ▁reduced ▁to ▁six ▁years ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁no ▁ex ile ) ▁for ▁" ret aining ▁class ified ▁documents ▁from ▁the ▁Culture ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁Gu id ance ▁Ministry , ▁ins ult ing ▁the ▁former ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Iran , ▁Ay atol lah ▁K home ini , ▁and ▁dis sem in ating ▁propag anda ▁against ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁system ." ▁His ▁time ▁in ▁prison ▁included ▁hung er ▁strik es ▁and ▁court room ▁displays ▁of ▁tort ure ▁marks . ▁▁ ▁Bag hi ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁three ▁years ▁in