A leading Iranian reformist MP slammed Wednesday the harsh sentences handed down to members of an opposition party last week by the conservative-dominated judiciary and the suspensions of newspapers. Mohsen Armin, one of the main leaders of the leftist Organization of Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution, told his fellow lawmakers that the dissolution of the Iran Freedom Movement (IFM) and the jailing of 33 of its members came "at a time when we are a constant target of American criticisms on human rights (practices) and the lack of political and social openness. Not only these decisions do not benefit us, they worsen the atmosphere."
Ummm... Does that mean he's acknowledging that what we said is true? |