Ahmadinejad condemns prison 'suicides'
Facing his own judicial problems, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticized the recent number of so-called prison suicides.
In his new role as a member of those critical of Iran’s unelected power centers, especially the judiciary, former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has now joined the ranks of those criticizing officials for a number of unexplained prison deaths that the authorities have labeled a suicide.
The latest incident of a mysterious death in custody has been of environmentalist Kavous Seyed Emami, whom authorities claim committed suicide two weeks after his arrest. In January, two individuals who had been arrested during the nationwide protests also had reportedly committed suicide while in prison. Both parliamentarians and activists have questioned the deaths and have sought answers from the judiciary.
