![]() ![]() He said Gando is based on information from “security bodies that are responsible for the country’s security.”Īfshar said the series was ordered by the Martyr Avini center, which says on its website that it is affiliated with the Basij center of state-controlled television. Javad Afshar is the director of the series titled Gando - named after Iran's short-muzzle crocodiles known for their patience and tenacity. He declined to comment on the Iranian TV series when contacted by RFE/RL. In a memoir published earlier this year, Rezaian has detailed his time in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, including bizarre and exhausting interrogation sessions where his interrogators wanted him to confess to being a spy. ![]() Rezaian, who was released in a January 2016 prisoner swap after serving 544 days, is suing Iran and accused it of “torture,” “hostage taking,” and of using him as a pawn in nuclear negotiations with Western countries. The series, which claims to be based on true stories, features an Iranian-American spy whose character, the series producers say, is based on Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who was jailed in Iran in 2015 after being convicted of espionage in a closed-door trial. The IRGC officers have - off screen - been behind a series of controversial arrests, including those of dual nationals, academics, and environmentalists on often vague and unproven espionage charges that have followed warnings by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei about alleged “infiltration” efforts by the enemies of Iran. The secret agents and foreign spies are among the main characters in a popular counterintelligence series that appears to be trying to upgrade the sketchy image of the feared intelligence arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). For the past four weeks, Iranians have been glued to their state-controlled televisions watching a team of highly competent and devoted intelligence officers catch spies and toss corrupt officials in prison. ![]()
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