Iran's Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei ordered an investigation into abuses at Evin Prison after leaked videos were published online and in foreign media. His letter to Mohammad Montazeri, the prosecutor general, ordered a report to be presented “without delay about the behaviors of the officers with prisoners.”
A hacker group calling itself “Ali's Justice” claims to have hacked the video cameras inside the prison and released them online. The video shows prisoners being slapped repeatedly and dragged on the floor across stairs, among other violent acts. The hackers reportedly wrote on the prison screens, “Evin is a mark of shame on Raisi’s black turban and white beard.” The message also called for “nationwide protests until all political prisoners are freed.”
