Shariatmadari 's son - in - law was sentenced to a prison term and a propaganda campaign was mounted to discredit Shariatmadari .
Law was accused of serving as an intermediary between Ghotbzadeh and the Ayatollah .
Shariatmadari 's son - in - law , who was accused of serving as an intermediary between Ghotbzadeh and the Ayatollah , was sentenced to a prison term and a propaganda campaign was mounted to discredit Shariatmadari .