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Posted on 10/21/2003 3:43:13 PM PDT by nuconvert
Iran's Khatami Urged to Take Stand Over Arrests
June 25, 2003 Reuters Paul Hughes
TEHRAN -- Reformist Iranian lawmakers are urging President Mohammad Khatami to take a firm stand over an apparent mass round-up of students following this month's protests against clerical rule in the Islamic Republic.
Student leaders and legislators have said scores of students were arrested in cities across the country in recent days by plainclothes security officials. The whereabouts of many of those detained is still unknown, they say.
While defending people's right to protest, pro-reform Khatami -- whom protesters called on to resign during the recent demonstrations -- has said little about the recent arrests.
When asked to comment on Wednesday, he told reporters: "In this country criticism should be free, the right of protest should be free. But everything should be in the framework of the law." He did not make clear whether his reference to the law applied to the actions of the protesters or the security forces.
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