Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real

Writing on Twitter, Mr. Hajmohammadi vowed to “avoid the repeat of such bitter incidents as well as confront the perpetrators.”

Dubai: On Tuesday, the head of Iran's prison system acknowledged that videos purportedly obtained by a self-described hacker group that show abuses at the Islamic Republic's notorious Evin prison are real, saying he took responsibility for the “unacceptable behaviours.” The comment by Mohammad Mehdi Hajmohammadi came the day after The Associated Press published parts of the videos and a report about the abuse at the facility in northern Tehran, long known for holding political prisoners and those with ties to the West whom Iran uses as bargaining chips in international negotiations.