(ANSA) - ROME, DECEMBER 29 - The head of the Iranian judiciary Gholamhossein Mohseni Ajeei today asked during the meeting of the Supreme Council for "deterrent punishments" for the demonstrators arrested during the protests as soon as possible, as reported by the BBC.
"Fellow magistrates should act as soon as possible to try to punish the elements causing unrest," he said.
"I have ordered the first deputy of the judiciary and the attorney general of the country to follow the process of completing the cases of the main suspects for the riots on a daily basis," he added.
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