TEHRAN - The Judiciary Chief, Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahrudi, in an ordinance to the Tehran Judiciary Department, asked for quick crackdown on the anti-social elements.

Shahrudi issued the ordinance following a hostage-taking and theft case in northern Tehran neighborhood, which caused the martyrdom of a law enforcement officer. The judiciary chief instructed the Tehran Judiciary Directorate General to investigate into the case immediately.