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Ebadi Criticizes Arrest Of Dissident Iranian Cleric
October 21, 2006
A portrait of Boroujerdi (right) on a flyer calling for the separation of religion and politics (Courtesy Photo)
A statement from the Defenders of Human Rights Center said the arrest of Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi runs "contrary to Iran's constitution and penal code" and urges the head of Iran's judiciary to examine the case personally.
Boroujerdi advocates the separation of religion and politics in Iran.
(AFP)