Reappointment of judiciary chief during leadership transition demonstrates use of judicial apparatus as tool for political control, prosecution of dissent under guise of 'avenging' leadership, and consolidation of authoritarian power.
The judiciary chief has emphasised the need to avenge Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and prosecute foreign 'aggressors'.
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