Tehran: Daughter of former Iranian President Iranian Hashemi Rafsajani has been arrested along with four other family members for taking a part in a banned opposition rally, government run TV said.
It said that, the arrests were made late Saturday. Sunday’s report by Iran’s oficial English language TV does not identify the four other family members or give more details, The News Tribe correspondent in Iran reported.
The TV has shown pictures of Faezeh Hashemi, Rafsanjani’s eldest daughter, speaking to hundreds of opposition supporters last week.
Rafsanjani has made no secret of his distaste for President Mahmoud Ahmdinejad, whose re-election victory in a June 12 vote was disputed by opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi.
Ahmadinejad has accused Rafsanjani and his family of corruption.
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