EXCLUSIVE U.N. expert backs probe into Iran's 1988 killings, Raisi's role
- Javaid Rehman, UN expert on Iran, criticises conduct of election
- Urges independent inquiry into alleged 1988 killing of thousands
- Tells Reuters probe must establish role of President-elect Raisi
- Iran has never acknowledged the mass executions in Khomeini era
GENEVA, June 29 (Reuters) - The U.N. investigator on human rights in Iran has called for an independent inquiry into allegations of state-ordered executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 and the role played by President-elect Ebrahim Raisi as Tehran deputy prosecutor.
Javaid Rehman, in an interview with Reuters on Monday, said that over the years his office has gathered testimonies and evidence. It was ready to share them if the United Nations Human Rights Council or other body sets up an impartial investigation.