'Torturer Of Tehran' Loses His Untouchable Status
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty / Robert Tait
27-Aug-2010 (one comment)

With a frightening reputation and friends in high places, Said Mortazavi for years appeared to have the untouchable status that bred impunity and led his enemies to label him the "torturer of Tehran."

As a judge and prosecutor, he shut down more than 60 newspapers, detained scores of journalists and political activists, and was even implicated in the murder and torture of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi, who died in the custody of interrogators in 2003.

But now, it seems, Tehran's fearsome former chief prosecutor may have met his nemesis -- brought low by violent events that have shocked Iran's political establishment into seeking a high-profile fall guy.

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MM

After years of torture w/ impunity, do we have a scape-goat?

by MM on Fri Aug 27, 2010 03:58 PM PDT

We will see how far IRI wants to push Mortazavi's trial.  I predict two scenarios:

1. Mortazavi will be convicted, but since he knows too much, he will die (or commit suicide) mysteriously in prison.

2. His conviction will be based on ghesaas, which will put undue pressure on the families of the victims to forgive him, and at the end of the day, Mortazavi will walk free while IRI will claim victory as well.


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