IRAN: AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI'S SPOKESMAN DENIES THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT HOLDS POLITICAL PRISONERS AND EXPLAINS ABOUT TORTURE UNDER THE TOPPLED SHAH'S REGIME.

Record ID: 1052883

  • Title: IRAN: AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI'S SPOKESMAN DENIES THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT HOLDS POLITICAL PRISONERS AND EXPLAINS ABOUT TORTURE UNDER THE TOPPLED SHAH'S REGIME.
  • Date: 30th March 1979
  • Summary: 1. CU INTERIOR Dr. Ibrahim Yasdi, adviser to the Ayatollah khomeini speaking in English. 1.12 2. SV Dr. Yasdi showing photographs of tortured prisoners from secret files of SAVAK. (2 SHOTS) 2.37 YASDI: "Well the rumours are not correct. I heard some of the rumours that you are referring to, is that there are thousands of political prisoners in Iran's
  • Embargoed: 13th April 1979 13:00
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  • Location: TEHERAN, IRAN
  • Country: Iran
  • Reuters ID: LVA66MZR5N7EKMKZDXRD55L7FQKV
  • Story Text:In Iran, a new list of members of the toppled Shah's regime who are wanted under criminal charges has been announced on Tuesday (27 March). The list includes politicians and members of parliament, as well as judges and army personnel. This new list comes at a time when international criticism of the provisional Islamic Government is mounting over alleged political prisoners in Iran's jails. But in an interview with Visnews, the Ayatollah khomeini's spokesman Dr. Ibrahim Yasdi insisted there are no political prisoners under the present government but people held under charges on torture and murder -- notably members of the Shah's secret police SAVAK.
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