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Iranian Parliament Members Being Prosecuted for Criticizing Recent Elections
2004-03-17
Nahavand representative Mohammad Reza Ali-Husseini was found guilty of insulting election-supervisory boards and the Guardians Council, ISNA reported on 16 March. The Public Prosecutor’s Office summoned Tehran parliamentarian Mohammad Reza Khatami on 16 March for making critical comments about the February parliamentary elections, ISNA reported. On the same day, the Public Prosecutor’s Office summoned Tehran’s Mohsen Armin, whose resignation was accepted just days earlier, ISNA reported. The complaint relates to his interviews about the elections. Mashhad’s Ali Tajernia said on 10 March that he has been summoned to appear before the special court for government employees, ISNA reported. Tehran’s Mohsen Mirdamadi and Isfahan’s Rajab-Ali Mazrui were summoned for unknown reasons, "Hambastegi" reported on 10 March. A parliamentary source told ISNA on 7 March about other cases: Kazerun’s Mohammad-Baqer Baqeri-Nejad-Fard is to appear in court following a complaint from the police; Sardasht and Piranshahr’s Hasel Daseh faces a complaint from the police; Pakdasht’s Mohammad Qomi was summoned for unknown reasons; Khavaf and Rashtkhar ’s Gholamheidar Ebrahimbay-Salami was summoned in relation to his work for "Hambastegi" daily; and Isfahan’s Ahmad Shirzad was summoned for a speech he made in December.
Posted by:Mike Sylwester

#1  Everyone reading the article wants to know the likely punishment for being found guilty. Or is it just a threat to silence the opposition.
Posted by: Jim Bosso   2004-3-19 1:17:55 PM  

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