Jailed Iran news chief goes free

A TOP aide to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been temporarily freed from prison, in a case seen as reflecting the waning influence of Iran’s president.

By The Newsroom

Published 21st Dec 2012, 00:00 BST

Ali Akbar Javanfekr, head of the state news agency, was jailed over a report deemed offensive to public decency.