Tehran former police chief released due to lack of evidence

A government-owned newspaper says that Tehran's former police chief has been released due to lack

evidences over his "Morality charges."

The newspaper, IRAN, quotes a spokesman of the Iranian judiciary, Ali Reza Avai, as saying the police officer was released because insufficient evidence. Avai declined to mention name of the individual, who was identified as Gen. Reza Zarei by local media. (AP)