TEHRAN – Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi, the Tehran prosecutor general, said on Saturday that 54 indictments have been issued against those who destroyed public property during the recent unrest.

Jafari-Dolatabadi said the number of those held in custody is now down to 20, adding that decisions would be taken for the remaining detainees in coming days, Tasnim reported.

He also said close cooperation and coordination among officials helped calm the riots.

In protests, which lasted for a week, 25 people were killed. Security forces were among the dead.

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