Iran judiciary rules in favor of notorious ex-prosecutor
Apart from his notoriety as the "butcher of the free media," Saeed Mortazavi has been implicated in multiple controversial cases, from torture and murder to corruption and embezzlement.
Iran's Supreme Court issued a ruling in full support of former prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi, overturning an earlier two-year jail sentence, which had found him guilty in connection with the death of a political detainee. His lawyer confirmed the acquittal on Tuesday.
In 2017, the hard-line ex-prosecutor was convicted of "accessory to murder", following a protracted trial in Tehran which ultimately led to his imprisonment. Mortazavi's sentence, which Iran's judiciary reluctantly issued under mounting public pressure, came to a premature end after 17 months, as prison authorities found him to be in "good conduct." Even the incomplete sentence was eased with reported furloughs, rarely granted to other prisoners.
