Tuesday April 18,2006
News in brief- Iran Emroozonlie reporting from Iran:

Mr. Abolfazl Vesali the editor in chief of " Nedaye Azarabadegan" is detained !

In disclosing about a documented profiteering of several trilion "Rials" * from the public resources, Mr. Abolfazl Vesali the editor in chief of " Nedaye Azarabadegan" newspaper is detained by the order of prosecutor from the division number 5 of the public prosecution in the city of Tabriz .

The editor in chief of " Nedaye Azarabadegan " newspaper, despite of having strong reason and documents about this profiteering of public assets was interrogated for three days and then was detained .

In this grand and unprecedented profiteering in the province of Azarbayejan , prominant people like the ex-minister of housing and city building and also the president of international exhibition in the city of Tabriz played an important part.

Mr. Vesali the editor in chief of " Nedaye Azarabadegan " newspaper during his interrogation repeatedly said : Despite of death threats and judiciary pressures , i will endure all difficulties and sufferings in fighting with those who violate the rights of this oppressed people.

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Link to this news in Farsi:
http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php?/news2/more/7957/