He describes his first 24 hours in prison as a turning point: having dismissed reports of torture as opposition propaganda, he saw and heard it himself. On his release he went to Khomeini, with Behzad Nabavi and Ahmad Khomeini present, recounted an interrogator who claimed to punish in God's name, and told Khomeini that if he approved of what was happening in Evin, following him had been a mistake. Khomeini listened and said nothing.