Tag: murder

Kahrizak Plaintiff Withdraws Murder Suit Against Mortazavi; No Witnesses Summoned

  The tenth session of the trial of former Tehran Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi and two other officials for the deaths in Kahrizak Prison of three detainees in 2009 opened yesterday with the father of one of the victims withdrawing his “participation in murder” suit against Mortazavi. The eleventh and final session of the trial is […]

Political Payback Or Justice For Tehran’s ‘Butcher Of The Press’?

          Years after three young men were tortured to death after being detained for participating in mass protests that followed Iran’s 2009 presidential election, the man held responsible has finally gone on trial. Outside observers of the closed-door trial, however, hold out little hope for justice.