Banned reformist party, Islamic Iran Participation Front, announced that the
court has cancelled the ban on their organization allowing their party to resume
its political activities, but the head of Tehran courts denied the statement.
The reformist party issued a letter to the Article 10 Commission for Political
Parties saying that after the Commission cancelled their licence and banned
their political activity, the organization rendered a complaint to the court
regarding this decision.
The letter indicates that branch 27 of the public court has issued their verdict
rescinding the decision of the Commission and authorizing the Islamic Iran
Participation Front to resume its activities.
However IRNA reports that Alireza Avayi, head of Tehran courts denied the
statements saying that the file regarding IIPF was previously in branch 27 but
it has been transferred to Tehran Revolutionary Court.
He stressed that the latest statements of the spokesman for the judiciary are
final and the Islamic Iran Participation Front is not allowed to engage in any
political activity.
Last week, Iran's prosecutor general and spokesman for the judiciary announced
that the judiciary has barred the two reformist parties, Islamic Iran
Participation Front and Mojahedin of Islamic Revolution, from political
activity.
He claimed: "Their file went to trial and the court decided independently that
the two parties are to be dissolved and do not have the right to continue
political activities."
IIPF condemned the statement maintaining that the decision is "vague, illegal
and politically-biased."
The two reformist parties have been the target of repeated attacks since the
controversial protests against the alleged vote fraud that brought Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad back to power.
Both parties endorsed Ahamdinejad's opponents in the elections and following the
elections, many of their executive members were arrested and sentenced to heavy
prison terms.
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