Aug 29, 2003

Minister expresses doubts in Kazemi case
Chief prosecutor in Tehran 'potentially implicated'


Canada.com:TORONTO - Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham suggested yesterday that Iran might have arrested and charged the wrong people in connection with Zahra Kazemi's murder. Mr. Graham expressed doubts about the guilt of two Iranian women who have been ordered to stand trial for the killing. He also said Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran's chief prosecutor -- and one of Canada's key points of contact on the case -- is "potentially implicated" in the violent beating that ultimately killed the Montreal photojournalist...