Reason for Mortazavi's arrest announced
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Feb 7, IRNA -- An informed source here Wednesday evening announced reason for Monday night arrest of Caretaker of Social Security Organization Sa'eid Mortazavi who was released on Tuesday and got back to office on Wednesday.
According to IRNA, the official added, 'Sa'eid Mortazavi, who was arrest at 12 midnight, February 4th, after attending at Tehran Prosecutor's Office (his own previous office) and being informed of the complaint filed against him by Mr. Fazel Larijani, was arrested based on a temporary arrest warrant that night.
The informed official who was himself, too, interrogated on the same file, added, 'After the passage of a single day and presentation of complementary explanations, the 'misconceptions' were apparently lifted and the temporary arrest warrant against the Social Security Organization caretaker was annulled and Mortazavi war released at 11 pm, Tuesday February the 5th.
He ruled out the various speculations made by various media about the cause for the former Tehran Prosecutor's arrest, adding, 'Some seven other employees of the Social Security Organization, too, were interrogated regarding the complaint filed by Mr. Fazel Larijani.'
Official information website of Tehran Prosecutor Office announced minutes after beginning of Tuesday that former judge Sa'eid Mortazavi has been arrested.
The short news on Mortazavi's arrest on the Persecutor Office website had no further details.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attended Majlis session here Sunday to defend Labor, and Social Welfare Minister Abdol-Reza Seheikholeslami, mainly for appointment of Mortazavi, first as the head, and later as the caretaker of the Social Security Organization.
The labor minister lost his post in the impeachment, but incumbent former Tehran prosecutor is still holding his controversial present post that is serisuly objected by the Islamic Parliament members.
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