Iran creates Internet crime unit

"The police will also intervene in political matters on the Internet if there is an illegal act.
General Omidi said the committe has 12 members and will operate under the direction of the prosecutor's office.
The Iranian authorities already monitor the Internet very closely, and have banned numrous sites linked to the political opposition or containing what is deemed as pornographic content.
It was not clear exactly what new or different surveillance would be done by the new committee.
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Image: Iranians surf the Internet in Tehran (AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri).