Baha ' i official denies Canada claim that about 300,000 of its leaders held for security reasons . The religious minority 's leaders were arrested at their homes last week . Baha ' i representative to Islam `` The allegations are not new , and the Iranian government knows well that they are untrue , '' Dugal said on Wednesday , quoted in a news release issued by the Baha ' i movement . ` says Iran 's claim is `` utterly baseless '' Baha says Muslim -run government is trying to destroy Bani Dugal ' i community .
Baha ' i official denies Canada claim that about 300,000 of its leaders held for security reasons . The religious minority 's leaders were arrested at their homes last week . Baha ' i representative to Islam says Iran 's claim is `` utterly baseless '' Baha says Muslim -run government is trying to destroy Bani Dugal ' i community .