Iranian agent charged in Canadian's death

[MaineDem]

Tehran — An Iranian judge investigating the killing of an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist in custody charged an Intelligence Ministry agent over the woman's death, Tehran prosecutor's office said Monday.

Veteran judge Javad Esmaeili, who has been heading an independent inquiry into the July 10 death of Zahra Kazemi, charged the agent with "semi-premeditated murder."

The agent was one of two Intelligence Ministry officials charged earlier over Ms. Kazemi's death. But the prosecutor's office rejected the charges Sept. 1 and called for further investigations.

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