he head of the Iranian Prisons� Organization has apologized over �bitter� incidents at Tehran�s Evin Prison after footage went viral of what appears to be some guards mistreating inmates at the facility, while the Judiciary chief has ordered�a swift investigation into the matter.

The videos � which recently circulated on social media outlets � appear to be captured by the prison�s surveillance cameras and show a number of guards beating prisoners and dragging a detainee on the floor.
�Regarding the pictures from Evin Prison, I accept responsibility for such unacceptable behavior and pledge to try to prevent any repeat of these bitter events and to deal seriously with the wrongdoers,� Mohammad-Mehdi Haj-Mohammadi said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Haj-Mohammadi, meanwhile, insisted that such apparent abuse of position should not be used to judge the performance of the rest of the countries� prison wardens.
�I apologize to God Almighty, our dear Leader (Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei), the nation and honorable prison guards, whose efforts will not be ignored due to these mistakes,� he said.
Meanwhile, Iranian Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei ordered Prosecutor General Mohammad-Ja�far Montazeri to follow up �without delay� on the case of �guards or inmates mistreating inmates� and provide him with a report on the results of the probe.

Observers have been speculating about the circumstances surrounding the release of the video, and foreign anti-revolutionary media agencies� quick move to seize on the chance to attack Iran as usual.

The footage emerged amid extensive efforts on the part of the country�s relevant officials and prison chiefs toward ensuring inmates� well-being, and the quality of the remedial programs aimed at potentially enabling their return to society.