Rafsanjani responds to Karroubi ‘jail rape’ letter

          
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          Ayatollah Altar Hashemi-Rafsanjani has reportedly
          responded to a letter by former Iranian presidential
          Candidate Mehdi Karroubi on ‘jail rape' claims.
          In a letter dated July 29 to Rafsanjani, the
          Chairman of Expediency Council, Karroubi, the
          Veteran Reformist figure, had urged a probe into
          reports of the sexual abuse of prisoners at the
          notorious Kahrizak detention center in southern
          Tehran, where he said several of both male and
          female detaineeswere brutally raped.
          According to a report by Iranian daily Jomhuriye
          Eslami, upon receiving the letter from Karroubi,
          Ayatollah Rafsanjani sent it to outgoing Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi and
          called for an investigation into the issue.
          Ayatollah Shahroudi reportedly responded to the letter, saying that such treatment had not happened in
          those detention centers that are underthe supervision of the judicial branch.
          The office of Ayatollah Rafsanjani then sent the letter by Ayatollah Shahroudi to Karroubi, according to
          the report.
          “The people who informed me about these events hold sensitive positions in the country ... these officials
          told me of the thingsthat happened in the detention centersthat even if one count istrue, it would be a
          tragedy for the Isiamic Republic,” Karroubi said in his letter.
          “A number of detainees have said that some female detainees were raped savagely,” he said, adding
          “Young boys held in detention have also been savagely raped.”
          Following the request to probe the issue, Parliament SpeakerAli Larijani urged an inquiry to the report
          and assigned a special committee to investigate the issue.
          On /I/ dnesday, Larijani dismissed the allegation as'sheer lies', saying that a ‘precise and comprehensive'
          inquiry found no cases of sexual abuse. Larijani, then, called on Karroubi to present strong evidence to
          prove his claims.
          The ‘non-standard' prison of Kahrizakwas shut down upon a direct order by the Leader of the Islamic
          Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in July after reports surfaced about the mistreatment of
          detaineeswho protested against the result of the disputed presidential vote.
          Amid controversies surrounding reports of the sexual abuse of prisoners, Majid Ansari, a member of
          Majma'e Rowhaniyoun-e Mobarez (the Combatant Clergy Association), told IRNA that the issue was
          indeed verified.
          ‘The very existence of such an issue bail rape reports] has been confirmed and the report has been taken
          up with officials,” former vice president said without mentioning the name of any officials.
          On Tuesday, Ayatollah Rafsanjani demanded officialsto respect the rightsof the detainees.
          “Judgment and proxy as wall as (protecting) the rights of the accused can provide guarantees for the
          presence of justice in the final verdict.”
          After the shutdown, the head of Kahrizak prison wasdismissed and arrested for'dereliction of duty'.
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          Tehran ablaze again during thisweek Friday Prayer.A large amount of ammunition and weapons
          were found and confiscated at the head of the TehransThugs& HooligansAkbar
          Rafsanjanis(Also known asMolotovAkbar)100 acersmansion. Police also confiscated 100 truclG
          loaded with Cash & GoIdready to ship to Turkey
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          Tehran ablaze again during thisweek Friday Prayer.A large amount of ammunition and weapons
          were found and confiscated at the head of the TehransThugs& HooligansAkbar
          Rafsanjanis(Also known asMolotovAkbar)100 acers mansion. Police also confiscated 100 trucl
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          Tehran ablaze again during thisweek Friday Prayer.A large amount of ammunition and weapons
          were found and confiscated at the head of the TehransThugs& HooligansAkbar
          Rafsanjanis(Also known asMolotovAkbar)100 acers mansion. Police also confiscated 100 trucl
          loaded with Cash & GoIdready to ship to Turkey
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          Chemical Hussein)were arrested in Rodehen(East of Tehran).They were planning to set the city of
          Tehran ablaze again during thisweek Friday Prayer.A large amount of ammunition and weapons
          were found and confiscated at the head of the TehransThugs& HooligansAkbar
          Rafsanjanis(Also known as Molotov Akbar)1 00 acers mansion. Police also confiscated 100 trucl
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          RathanJant msponds to Kaitoubi ‘Jail r e ' letter http://www.piesstv.ir/detaIl.aspx?id— 103404§iordd—35 1020101
          loaded with Cash & Goidready to ship to Turkey
          Ladies & Gentlemen; We got him!
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          Chemical Hussein)were arrested in Rodehen(East of Tehran).They were planning to set the city of
          Tehran ablaze again during thisweek Friday Prayer.A large amount of ammunition and weapons
          were found and confiscated at the head of the TehransThugs& HooligansAkbar
          Rafsanjanis(Also known asMolotovAkbar)100 acersmansion. Police also confiscated 100 truclG
          loaded with Cash & Goidready to ship to Turkey
          Ladies & Gentlemen; We got him!
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          Chemical Hussein)were arrested in Rodehen(East of Tehran).They were planning to set the city of
          Tehran ablaze again during thisweek Friday Prayer.A large amount of ammunition and weapons
          were found and confiscated at the head of the TehransThugs& HooligansAkbar
          Rafsanjanis(Also known asMolotovAkbar)100 acersman on. Police also confiscated 100 truclG
          loaded with Cash & GoIdready to ship to Turkey
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          were found and confiscated at the head of the TehransThugs& HooligansAkbar
          Rafsanjanis(Also known asMolotovAkbar)100 acersmansion. Police also confiscated 100 truclG
          loaded with Cash & GoIdready to ship to Turkey
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