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Anti-sabotage Joint Committee, or Komiteh Moshtarak, was built in the 1930s. [1] It was used by Pahlavi regime, specially its secret police known as SAVAK against political opponents. [2] [3] It reportedly was shut down by the Islamic Republic in August 2000. Currently it is Ebrat Museum of Iran ("Edification Museum") of Tehran, putting abuses under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi under display.

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