The six young Iranians who previously lip synched and danced to Pharrell Williams' popular song "Happy" in an Internet video, were given a strict punishment that includes 91 lashes and six months in prison by the Iranian government.

In addition, the government has allegedly postponed their seven defendants' sentences for three years, and would take the ruling into effect if the seven accusers are ever convicted of their "crimes" again, according to the Iran Wire website.

In May, the Iranian local authorities issued a cautionary message to the six performers (Reihane Taravati, Sepideh, Neda Motameni, Afshin Sohrabi, Bardia Moradi and Roham Shamekhi) [in addition to video director Sassan Soleimani] for breaking numerous Islamic traditions. They advised against showing women without hijabs and showcasing the ladies (innocently) dancing in public, which was seen in the video that went viral months ago.

As a result, the six young performers also appeared in another video with Tehran police chief Hossein Sajedinia, where the faux-singers denounced their actions in a TV broadcast in Iran prior to their release.

Sajedinia revealed that the authorities had arrested the six dancers after he accused the people who starred in the video of committing acts that would "hurt public chastity" in the Islamic nation.

"The youth should try not to be deceived by these people under pretexts such as acting or singing," said Sajedinia.

'The Voice' judge Pharell Williams formally broke his silence regarding the issue on social media when the six Iranians were first arrested.

"It's beyond sad these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness," wrote the 41-year-old R&B and hip hop artist via his official Twitter page several months ago.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani issued the following statement regarding the nation's strict policies on issues regarding society earlier this month.

"The way to deal with cultural issues is cultural work, not policemen and [detention] vans and strong-arm tactics," said Iranian President Rouhani to Iranian Muslim clerics in Mashhad earlier in September, according to an ABC. Au News report.