Iran Presidential Aide Detained for Backing Film About Mahdi
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An Iranian cleric and presidential aide has been detained for backing a film about a key figure in the Shiite Muslim faith, state media reported.
Abbas Amirifar, who heads President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s cultural council, was summoned by a special clerical court and arrested, the state-run Fars news agency reported May 2 without giving details. Tehran Prosecutor-General Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi declined to elaborate when asked today about accusations against Amirifar, Fars said.