Tehran (IP) - The Iranian Minister of Interior says the torture officers of the Pahlavi regime's SAVAK and all those who looted the country's assets during that era, will be prosecuted.

Iran PressIran news: SAVAK or 'Intelligence and Security Organization of the Country' was the secret police, domestic security, and intelligence service in Iran during the Pahlavi regime's rule.

A number of the SAVAK torturers participated in the anti-Iranian gatherings held in the US; one of the main demands of the Iranian jailed and tortured by the SAVAK agents is to try the criminals in court.

With regard to the legal prosecution of the suppressive force of the Shah regime, Ahmad Vahidi said: "The Islamic Republic of Iran is following the case, but the Western governments and courts' approach to the agents is supportive."  The issue, he said, represents the very empire of lies and deception that the West has launched; On the one hand, they give shelter to terrorists, and on the other hand, they advocate human rights. 

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