Iran removes official in charge of prisons
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official news agency says the official in charge of the country’s prisons has been removed from the post. The development follows reports of alleged abuse of inmates at a Tehran penitentiary. IRNA said on Wednesday that Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli, a cleric and the head of the government’s judiciary branch, replaced chief of prisons Gholamhossein Esmaili with Asghar Jahangir./ William Booth, Michael Birnbaum and William Branigin The government acts after a local politician supporting Ukrainian unity is kidnapped and killed ...
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