Tehran , Iran ( CNN ) -- Five people arrested after street disturbances erupted in Tehran during the recent Ashura holy day could face the death penalty , an Iranian semi-official news agency reported Thursday . The Iran Labor News Agency reported that the five will be tried for Moharebe , or waging war against God -- a charge that could be punishable by execution . ILNA attributed the information in its report to the Iranian judiciary . The case will be tried `` soon '' with defense lawyers and a prosecutor-general representative present at proceedings . `` Confessions of the accused and the investigations of the authorities '' will be considered , ILNA said . Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi , prosecutor for the Public and Revolution Courts , had stressed that people who created disturbances on the Shiite Muslim holy day of Ashura `` by setting fire to public property and other similar crimes '' were engaging in acts `` tantamount to Moharebe , '' ILNA said . In-depth coverage of the protests in Iran . `` The judiciary will severely confront those people based on the law , '' the report said . Anti-government demonstrations began after the disputed June 12 presidential vote , which re-elected hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over main opposition candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi . But late December marked the deadliest clashes since the initial protests broke out this summer . At least seven people were killed and hundreds arrested , witnesses said , as they took to the streets on Ashura , which occurred on December 27 . The Iranian government has denied that its security forces killed anyone and has blamed reformists for the violence . At times , video has shown protesters apparently turning on security forces .
ILNA reports five protesters will be tried for waging war against God . The charge , called `` Moharebe '' carries possible death penalty . A group of Israeli settlers in the West Bank have been charged with inciting violence and terrorism after they allegedly burned a Palestinian flag at an entrance to their settlement on Sunday. Witnesses said at least seven people were killed and hundreds arrested during protests on December 27 .