Iranian press review: Outrage after lawmaker slaps and intimidates traffic officer
Outrage after lawmaker slaps and intimidates traffic officer A physical altercation between a conservative legislator and a traffic police officer on a busy street in central Tehran has sparked outrage among Iranians who widely believe that politicians are acting with impunity. On Sunday, a video went viral on Iranian social media in which Abed Akbari, a young policeman serving his compulsory military service as a traffic officer, explained that he stopped a car that wanted to illegally enter the public transport bus-only lane, but the driver and passenger insulted and slapped him. In the...
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