Hashemi-Rafsanjani's daughter and other relatives arrested
Faezeh Hashemi-Rafsanjani, daughter
of the former president, speaks among supporters of defiant
presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi on June 17.
Press_URL - Iranian
security forces have arrested five close relatives of Iran's Expediency Council
head Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, including his daughter Faezeh Hashemi.
Last night, five members of the former president's family were arrested, Iran
Newspaper on Network reported.
The five include Faezeh Hashemi and her daughter, as well as Hossein Mar'ashi's
wife, daughter, and sister-in-law -- Mar'ashi is a cousin to
Hashemi-Rafsanjani's wife.
The five have been reportedly arrested for having participated in an illegal
rally "in [Tehran's] Azadi Avenue and inciting and encouraging rioters" on
Saturday.
Other unconfirmed reports also indicate that another one of Hashemi-Rafsanjani's
children was seen elsewhere in the capital participating in the unrest in "Toheed
Square."
He, however, fled the scene after being recognized, the reports added.
