A judicial probe into the performance of Iran's former President Mohammad Khatami during the July 1999 unrest might find him guilty.

Following the 1999 unrest at a student dormitory of Tehran University that was sparked by a police raid and led to fierce clashes between students and police forces, the then President, Mohammad Khatami tasked a committee to investigate the incident.

The committee blamed the then Tehran Police Chief, Farhad Nazari for the incident and he was dismissed and punished as a result.

But a court acquitted Nazari from the charges pressed by a group of students against him. The police chief subsequently lodged a complaint with the Article 90 Commission of Majlis against Khatami.

According to Article 90 of the constitution the Commission is responsible to deal with citizens' complaints against state bodies. Nazari's complaint was reviewed by the Commission and the result of the investigation was read out in Majlis on Wednesday May 21.

The Article 90 Commission's report did not find Farhad Nazari at fault in 1999 students' unrest. The report also said that the Supreme National Security Council had cast doubt on the accuracy of the report prepared by Khatami's committee.

According to the report, Majid Ansari, the then Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, had sent a letter to Khatami in which he had termed the dismissal of Nazari as unfair.

The Article 90 Commission of Majlis on Wednesday called on President Ahmadinejad to issue a decree for vindication of Nazari, asking the police to take steps to compensate him for 'the unfair treatment'.

The Commission has also decided to send the former police chief's complaint to the Judiciary.

Since the probe committee was set up with direct orders from Khatami, he might be held responsible for the wrongdoing and stand trail.

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