Iran prosecutor general says judiciary never planned 800 executions
Iran’s prosecutor general said remarks by US President Donald Trump about executions in Iran were false and said the judiciary does not take orders from foreign governments.
Mohammad Movahedi Azad said Trump had said he stopped the execution of 800 people in Iran, but said no such number existed and no such decision had been taken by Iran’s judiciary.
“The US president has said he stopped the execution of 800 people in Iran, but this is completely false,” Movahedi Azad was quoted as saying by Iranian media. “Neither does such a number exist nor has the judiciary made such a decision.”
“The judiciary is an independent institution and does not take orders from foreigners,” he said.
Trump had earlier said Iran planned to execute more than 800 protesters but halted the move after warnings from him.
