Tehran, IRNA – The public relations department of Iran’s Prisons and Security and Corrective Measures Organization (PSCMO) which operates as a subsidiary of the country’s judiciary system has rejected claims by female prisoner Narges Mohammadi about being harassed at prison.

In a statement on Tuesday, the PSCMO categorically refuted the claim which it said has become a main subject for propaganda by hostile media outlets.

A post on Narges Mohammadi’s Instagram page on Monday claimed that she had been beaten at the medical center of the prison.

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