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Iran Election Diary

Son Of Rezai Campaign Aide Reported Killed In Iranian Prison

The young man's father worked for conservative candidate Mohsen Rezai
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July 24, 2009

Iranian news websites are reporting that Mohsen Rouholamini, the son of one of former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezai's senior campaign adviser, has died at Tehran's Evin prison. The family was informed of his death by prison officials two days ago, the reports suggest.

RFE/RL couldn't independently confirm the reports.

Officials were said to have told the family that Rouholamini would be released in the near future, and the circumstances of his reported death are unclear.

Rouholamini was among those arrested during a July 9 protest in Tehran, reports said.

The Mowjcamp website reports that his father, Abdol Hossein Rouholamini, became the head of Iran's Pasteur Institute following President Mahmud  Ahmadinejad's election in 2005.

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Controversy continues to swirl around Iran's June 12 presidential election. Three candidates, all current or former senior officials, were looking to unseat incumbent Mahmud Ahmadinejad, who was deemed the outright winner within hours of the polls closing. RFE/RL correspondents follow the Iranian public's saga through dispatches of their own, as well as by highlighting some of the viewpoints emerging from Iran through Facebook, Twitter, and other online resources (in orange).

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