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.
