Friday, June 26, 2009 TEHRAN: Tehran's Friday prayers leader has called on the country's judiciary to 'firmly deal ' with the instigators of the post-election riots aimed at nullifying the vote results. Reaffirming the stance of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami said, "Rioters and those who mastermind the unrest must know the Iranian nation will not give in to pressure and accept the nullification of the election results.” “I ask the Judiciary to firmly deal with these people and set an example for everyone,” he added. Iran became the scene of opposition rallies last week after the announcement of the results of the 10th presidential election, which declared incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner with nearly two-thirds of the votes. Ayatollah Khatami, a member of the Assembly of Experts, said according to Islamic law, the saboteurs are considered as 'mohareb' (one who wages war against God), adding that Islam has the severest punishments for such parties. Defeated candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have rejected the election result as fraudulent and demand a re-run -- a request which has been dismissed by Iran's electoral watchdog, the Guardian Council.. Ayatollah Khatami went on to say that 'the current conduct of some defeated presidential candidates' would 'in fact serve the interests of the enemies'. Earlier on Wednesday in a meeting with high-ranking parliamentarians in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that the country's affairs must be handled based on the laws of the land as well as the principles of the Islamic Revolution. Tehran's Friday prayers leader blamed saboteurs and foreign media for the death of Neda Aqa-Soltan - the young woman killed last week in street protests. He said Neda's death had been 'planned' by saboteurs, adding that the 'evil' media of the US and Europe had used her death for propaganda purposes.
Friday, June 26, 2009 TEHRAN: Tehran's Friday prayers leader has called on the country's judiciary to 'firmly deal ' with the instigators of the post-election riots aimed at nullifying the vote results. Reaffirming the stance of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami said, "Rioters and those who mastermind the unrest must know the Iranian nation will not give in to pressure and accept the nullification of the election results.” “I ask the Judiciary to firmly deal with these people and set an example for everyone,” he added. Iran became the scene of opposition rallies last week after the announcement of the results of the 10th presidential election, which declared incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner with nearly two-thirds of the votes. Ayatollah Khatami, a member of the Assembly of Experts, said according to Islamic law, the saboteurs are considered as 'mohareb' (one who wages war against God), adding that Islam has the severest punishments for such parties. Defeated candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have rejected the election result as fraudulent and demand a re-run -- a request which has been dismissed by Iran's electoral watchdog, the Guardian Council.. Ayatollah Khatami went on to say that 'the current conduct of some defeated presidential candidates' would 'in fact serve the interests of the enemies'. Earlier on Wednesday in a meeting with high-ranking parliamentarians in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that the country's affairs must be handled based on the laws of the land as well as the principles of the Islamic Revolution. Tehran's Friday prayers leader blamed saboteurs and foreign media for the death of Neda Aqa-Soltan - the young woman killed last week in street protests. He said Neda's death had been 'planned' by saboteurs, adding that the 'evil' media of the US and Europe had used her death for propaganda purposes.
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