Report: Former Iranian president’s daughter released

22 June 2009 05:48 (UTC+04:00)

The daughter of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was arrested in an "illegal" protest in Tehran, has been released, government-funded Press TV reported on its Web site on Sunday.

Faezeh Rafsanjani and four other relatives of the former president were arrested for "inciting and encouraging rioters" in Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) Square on Saturday, the Web site reported.

The four others were released earlier in the day, CNN reports.

The elder Rafsanjani is chairman of the Assembly of Experts, which is responsible for appointing or removing the supreme leader.

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