Source: Radio Zamaneh
Opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi expressed
concern over the suspect circumstances surrounding the tearing of Ayatollah
Khomeini's picture and cautioned his supporters to be aware of possible
government retaliation against them.
Following the reaffirmation of election protests on December 7 during National
Students Day events, Iran national television network, Seda va Sima broadcast
images of people tearing the picture of the deceased leader of the 1979 Iranian
Revolution.
Tehran
University students hold Ayatollah Khomein's photo during
anti-regime protests on
Dec 12
Pro-government forces insist that Mousavi's
supporters are responsible for this action while the opposition leader told
Jomhuri Eslami daily that he is certain that students would never engage in such
an action.
Seda va Sima's decision to broadcast the images has been condemned by scores of
reformist leaders and groups, and the foundation in charge of Ayatollah
Khomeini's writings also criticized Seda va Sima's actions.
Since this broadcast, conservative forces have staged demonstrations against
reformists all across Iran.
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Qom seminary clerics and students staged a protest on Saturday led by the Ahmad
Khatami, the fiercely anti-opposition cleric (center below)
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Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, Tehran's prosecutor has
announced that the judiciary will deal decisively with those who have committed
this offence.
The reformist website Kalameh
warned election
protesters that this seems like a premeditated scenario to "offend Imam
Khomeini" and blame it on student activists at the universities. Kalameh warns
that the whole episode appears to be a set up for further suppression of the
Green Movement.
Rouydad website also reports that according to "reliable sources" conditions are
being set up for the arrest of Mir Hossein Mousavi and "senior government
officials" are pursuing the matter.
Rouydad writes: "A while ago in a meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme
Leader criticized the continuation of the protests. Some security officials
proposed that only the arrest of Mir Hossein Mousavi would put an end to the
protests."
Norooz website, news outlet for the Participation Front, has also forecast the
imminent arrest of the opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi.
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