But in September he appointed Bernard Chunga, the long-serving deputy public prosecutor, and a man deeply loyal to the regime, to be chief justice.

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"Without press credentials and under the name of being a reporter, she was carrying out espionage activities, " Hassan Haddad, a deputy public prosecutor, told the Iranian Students News Agency.

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"Without press credentials and under the name of being a reporter, she was carrying out espionage activities, " Hassan Haddad, a deputy public prosecutor, recently told the Iranian Student's News Agency.

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"Without press credentials and under the name of being a reporter, she was carrying out espionage activities, " Hassan Haddad, a deputy public prosecutor, told the Iranian Students News Agency on April 9.

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