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BREAKING: Trouble As Soldier Slaps Popular Governor During Public Speech
Soldier slapped Zeinalabidin Hurrem, a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander who was recently appointed as the governor of East Azerbaijan province of Iran, during his inauguration on Saturday.
The person came on stage and slapped Hurrem when he was addressing the ceremony held in Tabriz, the provincial capital.
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“The soldier attacked me because his wife was vaccinated by a male health worker,” the governor later told state television.
Hurrem said he does not know the soldier, forgive him and will not file a complaint.
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But, prosecutors in Tabriz launched an investigation against the soldier, who is part of the Revolutionary Guards.
Onyxnewsng gathered that the IRGC in a statement supported Hurrem, saying legal action would be taken against the military officer.
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