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Short Round: No guarantee on Moussavi's safety | ||
2009-06-15 | ||
"There is rule of law in this country and all the people are equal before the law," Ahmadinejad said when Amanpour asked if he would guarantee Moussavi's safety. She also asked why opposition leaders had been arrested. "In a soccer match, people may become excited and there may be confrontation between the people and the police force. People who violate traffic regulations will be fined by the police no matter who he is. These are not problems," Ahmadinejad said. When Amanpour asked a second time if Ahmadinejad would guarantee Moussavi's safety, he said he had already answered the question.
Analysts had expected Moussavi, a former prime minister who is regarded as a reformist, to defeat Ahmadinejad. Moussavi is credited for successfully navigating the Iranian economy during a bloody eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s. And he enjoyed tremendous support among the youth. Iran's population has a median age of 27. When the ballots were counted, the government declared Ahmadinejad the winner -- with 62.63 percent of the vote. Moussavi received 33.75 percent. Moussavi disputed the results, blaming "untrustworthy monitors." Independent election observers were banned from polling places. "The results announced for the 10th presidential elections are astonishing," he said in a statement. "People who stood in long lines and knew well who they voted for were utterly surprised by the magicians working at the television and radio broadcasting." Angered by the returns, Moussavi's supporters took to the streets Saturday. With handkerchiefs and surgical masks shielding them from the pungency of tear gas, they clashed openly with police in a rare challenge to the regime. | ||
Posted by:Steve White |
#2 An Alternative Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declined Sunday to guarantee the safety of CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour...... |
Posted by: Besoeker 2009-06-15 09:39 |
#1 There is rule of law in this country and all the people are equal before the law Unfortunatelly, for Moussavi, the law is Sharia. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-06-15 03:54 |