Gavin Creel in 2009 (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After the

wrote that it was “unacceptable in the Islamic Republic to arrest a girl for her hijab and then hand over her dead body to her family.”Days later, as nationwide protests and a bloody crackdown on all dissent took hold, he warned that those “insulting the supreme leader … will create nothing except long-lasting anger and hatred in the society.”The stances by Pezeshkian, now Iran’s 69-year-old president-elect, highlight the dualities of being a reformist politician within Iran’s Shiite theocracy — always pushing for change but never radically challenging the system overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

After Iran’s June 28 presidential election saw, Pezeshkian won 16.3 million votes against

‘s 13.5 million votes to clinch Friday’s runoff election. Pezeshkian now must

angered by years of economic pain and bloody crackdowns that he can make the changes he promised.The exchange showed Burton’s direct role in helping with Groves’ escape, according to the arrest affidavit.

Burton faces a felony charge for conspiracy to commit simple escape.Burton also allegedly “picked up” and transported another fugitive, Lenton Vanburen, to a relative’s home during his escape.

Burton began working at the jail in 2022 and was fired the following year after she was arrested on allegations of bringing a folding knife and a bag of Cheetos containing tobacco and marijuana into the jail. The charges were dropped in part due to her lack of criminal history, and she “successfully completed” a pretrial diversion program, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office told The Associated Press.“I categorically deny any involvement in introducing contraband into the jail or assisting in any escape,” Burton said May 30 in a text message to The Associated Press. “These allegations are false and I intend to fully defend myself through the proper legal channels.”