Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Iran's new judiciary chief has replaced a hard-line prosecutor who played a key role in the mass trials of leading reformers arrested over unrest that erupted after a disputed presidential election in June.
The move by judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani is likely to be welcomed by moderates who also blame Tehran prosecutor Said Mortazavi for shutting down many pro-reform newspapers during his time in office.
But it was unclear whether it would have any impact on the trials of more than 100 senior pro-reform figures, activists, and others charged with inciting postelection protests. Four such mass trials have been held in a Tehran court this month.
The official IRNA news agency, in a report late on August 29, said Mortazavi had been replaced by Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi as Tehran's public prosecutor. (Read more...)
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