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Call to punish Mousavi, Khatami
A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said on Satuday defeated election candidate Mir Hussain Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed "terrible crimes" that should be tried in court.
- Reuters
- Published: 23:04 July 4, 2009
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Tehran : A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said on Satuday defeated election candidate Mir Hussain Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed "terrible crimes" that should be tried in court.
In a commentary published in his hardline Kayhan daily, editor-in-chief Hussain Shariatmadari suggested Mousavi and his supporters in last month's disputed election had acted on the instructions of the United States.
"An open court, in front of the people's eyes, must deal with all the terrible crimes and clear betrayal committed by the main elements behind the recent unrest, including Mousavi and Khatami," he wrote, referring to former president Mohammad Khatami, who backed Mousavi.
Another hardline newspaper, Javan, said 100 members of parliament had signed a letter to the judiciary calling for the leaders of "post-election riots" to face trial, pointing to Mousavi and fellow defeated moderate Mahdi Karroubi.
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