Iran has arrested one of the "leaders" of the protests that have been going on for over 4 months in the country, accusing him of having relations with the intelligence of the United States and Great Britain.
"It established ties with Persian-language dissident TV 'Iran International', through the intelligence services of the US and Britain, and provided the London-based TV station with news of the 'riots'," Tehran prosecutor Ali said Salehi, as reported by Irna.
The arrested, whose name has not been disclosed, is the son-in-law of one of the "anti-revolutionary leaders" who lives abroad and has been operating undercover using the name "Youth of the districts of Iran" to call demonstrations in various city during the protests, the prosecutor added.
In his first confessions, the arrested said that he also had the task of paying "criminals" to create unrest and received funds from the United States and Great Britain, Salehi said, adding that "other members of the group were also arrested in various provinces".
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