Iran's Interior Minister has ordered an investigation into attacks on the dormitory at Tehran University amid the unrest following the disputed presidential election, local satellite channel Press TV reported Wednesday.
Sadeq Mahsouli called on Tehran Governor General Morteza Tamaddon to identify those involved in Sunday night's incident, Press TV said.
The governor's office must also "deal with complaints" made by the students and evaluate the exact amount of damage done to the dormitory, Mahsouli added.
The incident, branded by Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani as " unfortunate," took place after Iran's presidential election provoked protests around the country.
According to local Mehr news agency, a group of unidentified persons illegally entered students' dormitory on Monday morning and beat a number of students, damaged their property and detained some of them.
Most of the students detained on Monday have already been released due to attempts by some Majlis (Parliament) lawmakers, Mehr said.
Supporters of Iran's defeated presidential election candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi have been protesting against the election result since it was announced on Saturday.
Some protestors, who rejected the election as fraudulent, clashed with anti-riot police in Tehran, Press TV said.
Larijani on Tuesday blamed the Interior Ministry for the attacks on civilians and students at the dormitory, Press TV reported.
"There have been news of unfortunate incidents taking place in parts of the city such as the Tehran University dormitory," Larijani said, "Majlis has also received reports of clashes with the people."
Meanwhile, Iran's Intelligence Ministry has briefed the parliament about the post-election unrest, Press TV reported Wednesday.
During a meeting, officials from the ministry and the parliament urged people across the country to exercise restraint, saying that "no one should act in such a way that plays into the hands of Western countries and Israel."
They agreed that the Intelligence Ministry "should take the necessary measures to deal with the riots," according to Press TV.
Iran's Interior Ministry announced on Saturday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won 62.63 percent of the total ballots during Friday's vote, while his main rival Mousavi got 33. 75 percent.
After the official declaration, Mousavi protested "strongly" the "obvious" violations in Iran's presidential election. He also appealed to the Guardian Council for a cancellation of the election result.
The council has agreed on a re-count of disputed ballot boxes in last week's presidential election if it finds irregularities in the vote count, Press TV said.
(Xinhua News Agency June 17, 2009)
