Posted on 12/08/2003 5:01:05 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
Iran's president Sunday ordered two Cabinet ministers to crack down on hard-line vigilantes who disrupt political meetings following an attack on one of his close aides, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
President Mohammad Khatami ordered Intelligence Minister Ali Yunesi and Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari to provide security and protection for participants and speakers at authorized rallies, saying he won't tolerate further attacks as the country prepares for parliamentary elections slated for Feb. 20.
''I seriously want you to, firstly, make use of all the facilities available to provide security for legal gatherings. Secondly, no effort should be spared to identify and confront those attacking authorized meetings as criminals,'' IRNA quoted Khatami as saying.
Meanwhile, about 1,500 pro-reform students at Tehran University rallied Sunday inside the campus, chanting slogans against Iran's leadership and saying the 1979 Islamic revolution failed to fulfill its promise of freedom.
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