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Iran judiciary accuses Iran TV of bias

The head of Iranian television is facing mounting criticism even from conservative members of the government as his tenure ends this November.

Iranian presidential candidates (L to R) Tehran's mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, former parliament speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel, former chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani, former foreign minister Ali Akbar Velayati, former chief of the Revolutionary Guards Mohsen Rezai, Mohammad Gharazi and former first vice president Mohammad Reza Aref attend a live debate on state television in Tehran on June 7, 2013, ahead of the upcoming presidential elections. AFP PHOTO/ IRIB/
Then-Iranian presidential candidates appear in a live debate on Iran's state television network in Tehran on June 7, 2013, ahead of the presidential elections. — MEHDI DEHGHAN/AFP/Getty Images

The head of Iran’s judiciary accused Iranian television station Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) of being one-sided and “destructive” in its criticism of the judiciary.

“I have a complaint against IRIB because some of its programs about the judiciary are 100% destructive,” said Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani June 23. “In these programs, they condemn the judiciary without the presence of [opposing] sides and in a biased manner."

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