Posted on 07/03/2009 4:31:43 AM PDT by don-o
Iranian lawmakers pressed on Thursday for legal action against protest leaders accused of inciting post-election turmoil.
"Those who hold illegal rallies and gatherings should be legally pursued," parliament member Mohammad Taghi Rahbar was quoted as saying by the Javan newspaper.
It said he was among several lawmakers preparing to write to the judiciary complaining about defeated candidate Mirhossein Mousavi's activities after the disputed June 12 election.
The student branch of the pro-government Basij militia, which helped police suppress street protests after the vote, has also urged the attorney-general to take Mousavi to court.
The authorities have blamed Mousavi, a former prime minister, for last month's violence, in which at least 20 people were killed. Mousavi, who says the poll was rigged in favour of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, rejects the charge.
The semi-official Fars news agency said seven people linked to "anti-revolutionary" groups had been detained for taking part in "riots and unrest" in Tehran and the northwestern city of Qazvin.
Iran's police chief said on Wednesday 1,032 people had been detained during the protests in Tehran, but most had been freed.
Mousavi was instrumental in the creation of Hizbollah.
He was also instrumental in the bombing of the US Marine barracks in Lebanon.
If the Iranian savages hang him, it would be ironic justice, since he was one of their most avid and bloody servants.
I know it, boss. But, I also know that people can change.
Regardless, it’s not even about Mousavi any more.
Yep, just getting rid of Ahmedinejad and calling the Mullahs on their false election is a first step of the people towards freedom
This is delusory thinking at work. See:
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090629_real_struggle_iran_and_implications_u_s_dialogue
I’ve no doubt the Iranian regime is run by dangerous dudes, but shallow analysis of the situation is a bad way to deal with the risks. Emotional sympathy for the Iranian “middle class” is unavoidable, but don’t confuse sympathy with their cause for conviction that their voice is a “majority voice”. It simply isn’t.
All righty then.
What about Persion nationalism?
The people are starting to understand what freedom is and are fighting for it, yes still rifled full of bad actors, but I’m going to support their seeking freedom, as it may well lead to more.
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