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| Khamenei appoints two in place of resigned cleric |
| 2002-07-15 |
| Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed two successors on Friday to occupy the position of a cleric who resigned after protesting the repressive nature of Iranian politics. Each of them half the man he is... Ayatollah Jalaleddin Taheri, who resigned as Friday prayers leader of Isfahan on Tuesday, accused the hardline Iranian judiciary of being a "mafia" that stifled reform moves and contributed to the country's brain drain. Khamenei appointed the two clerics Ali Qazi-Asgar and Mohammad- Taqi Rahbar as successors to the highly popular Taheri. Ayatollah Jalaleddin Taheri listed "deception, unemployment, inflation, the diabolical gap between the rich and poor, bribery, cheating, growing drug consumption, the incompetence of authorities and the failure of the political structure" of the regime as his reasons for stepping down. Other than that, they're going fine... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |