Iranian authorities releases former senior official

Former deputy interior minister Mostafa Tajzadeh was freed on Wednesday.

Tajzadeh was arrested June 13, a day after the country's disputed election that won President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second 4-year term.

He was among more than 100 political figures and activists who were put on a mass trial following the crackdown on opposition supporters who claim Ahmadinejad won by a fraud.

The release comes ahead of the Iranian New Year later in March, when authorities traditionally release some prisoners in a symbolic act.


/Trend News/