Iran's police chief admitted today that protesters arrested after June's disputed presidential election had been tortured while in custody in a notorious prison in south-west Tehran. But he denied any of the detainees died as a result of their mistreatment.
In remarks reported by state-run media, General Ismail Ahmadi Moghaddam said the chief of the Kahrizak detention centre had been dismissed and punished.
"The head of the centre has been sacked and jailed. Three policemen who beat detainees have been jailed as well," the official IRNA news agency quoted Moghaddam as saying. More...
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