Deaths blamed on ex-prosecutor
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January 11, 2010, Monday
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AN Iranian parliamentary investigation made public yesterday found the former Tehran prosecutor responsible for the deaths of at least three anti-government protesters imprisoned in the turmoil following disputed June elections.
Saeed Mortazavi was the capital's prosecutor responsible for Kahrizak prison at the time of the three prison deaths in July. Hundreds of protesters were detained amid massive street protests over the election.
"The deaths of the three were the result of four days in custody suffering from beatings in a place without proper food, water or health conditions," said Kazem Jalali, a spokesman for the investigation.
Mortazavi led interrogations of dozens of reformists arrested and put on trial after the June vote, according to opposition Websites and families of the detained activists. The report said Mortazavi claimed the three detainees had died from meningitis.
One of the detainees who died in custody was the son of Abdolhossein Rouhalamini, a top aide to conservative presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei. Rouhalamini's death in July sparked anger even among government supporters.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the immediate closure of Kahrizak in July and Jalali said that came after reports of beating and inhumane behavior there.
Saeed Mortazavi was the capital's prosecutor responsible for Kahrizak prison at the time of the three prison deaths in July. Hundreds of protesters were detained amid massive street protests over the election.
"The deaths of the three were the result of four days in custody suffering from beatings in a place without proper food, water or health conditions," said Kazem Jalali, a spokesman for the investigation.
Mortazavi led interrogations of dozens of reformists arrested and put on trial after the June vote, according to opposition Websites and families of the detained activists. The report said Mortazavi claimed the three detainees had died from meningitis.
One of the detainees who died in custody was the son of Abdolhossein Rouhalamini, a top aide to conservative presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei. Rouhalamini's death in July sparked anger even among government supporters.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the immediate closure of Kahrizak in July and Jalali said that came after reports of beating and inhumane behavior there.
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