BBC: A committee of the Iranian parliament has made a rare official criticism of treatment of opposition detainees held in the wake of the disputed election. The report said three detainees died at the notorious Kahrizak detention, and it blamed the former Tehran prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi. The report is heavily critical of the way detainees were sent to the centre, despite a lack of space and facilities. The report says that 147 of them were kept in one room, with poor food, excessive heat, and poor ventilation. It says that three of them died because of the bad conditions, and as a result of physical attacks. The parliamentary committee blames a former Tehran prosecutor, who had a reputation as a hardliner, for insisting the detainees be sent there despite being warned about the conditions >>>
These Fars News photos by Shaigan show Mortazavi at Saturday’s introduction of the new head of the anti-smuggling agency.
