Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that the death of a young woman, which sparked protests in Iran, would be "
investigated
", but denounced the hypocrisy of Western powers.
"
Rest assured, an investigation will certainly be opened
," he told reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, while indicating that the medical examiner's report had not mentioned abuse by the police.
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