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| Anti-Mousavi slogans purged in Tehran |
| 2010-01-04 |
| The Tehran Municipality has been clearing the Iranian capital of graffiti containing negative comments about defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi. On January 1, Mousavi issued a statement, wherein he put forward a series of proposals for overcoming the current situation in the country. In the statement, he made no reference to his earlier demand of holding a new presidential election. He also refrained from denying the legitimacy of the current government. Mousavi said the executive administration must be held accountable for the problems it has caused before the people, parliament and judiciary. The former Iranian prime minister also called for the release of prisoners, freedom for the press and political parties, and a new election law. Earlier on Wednesday, millions of Iranians staged nationwide rallies, calling for strong government and judicial action against those who damaged public and private property in Tehran's central Enqelab Boulevard during the Shia Muslim ceremonies of Ashura. They also demanded punishment for those who chanted slogans against the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. The statement issued by Mousavi drew different reactions. Some, such as Mohsen Rezaei, another defeated presidential candidate, described the declaration as a "retreat" from the position of denying the legitimacy of Ahmadienjad's administration. Others however, condemned the statement, repeating their earlier calls for judicial action against the "leaders of Fitna (Arabic for anarchy)." |
| Posted by:Fred |