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INSANE: Iran top judge orders harsh sentences for main riot elements | Vintage Vibes

Protesters chant during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in central Tehran, Iran [File: AP]

Iran’s judiciary chief has ordered judges to issue harsh sentences for the “main elements of riots” as protests continue over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in custody nearly a month ago,

“I have instructed our judges to avoid showing unnecessary sympathy to main elements of these riots and issue tough sentences for them while separating the less guilty people,” the Iranian semi-official Students News Agency quoted Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei as saying on Thursday.

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