'No violations' in disputed Iran poll.Summary: Iran's Guardian Council The Guardian Council of the Constitution[1] (Persian: شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی) is the upper chamber within the constitution of the Islamic has said there were no violations in the disputed June 12 presidential election. Iran's Guardian Council has said there were no violations in the disputed June 12 presidential election. Abbasali Kadkhodai, spokesman of the council, said: "The Guardian Council has almost finished reviewing defeated candidates' election complaints. "The reviews showed that the the election was the healthiest since the revolution... There were no major violations in the election." The council had already rejected a call by moderate former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, declared second in the election behind incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  This article or section may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted which do not the text.Please help [ improve this article] by checking for inaccuracies. , for the vote to be annulled. Its statement is the latest step in a behind-the-scenes struggle since the election, which has split the clerical establishment into two camps. The leadership has quelled quell tr.v. quelled, quell·ing, quells 1. To put down forcibly; suppress: Police quelled the riot. 2. mass street protests over the election and hardline preacher Ayatollah ayatollah: see Shiites. ayatollah In the Shiite branch of Islam, a high-ranking religious authority regarded by his followers as the most learned person of his age. The ayatollah's authority rests on the infallible imam. Ahmad Khatami Ayatollah Sayyid Ahmad Khatami is a member of the Assembly of Experts. He has strong ties with the Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Although his name resembles that of Mohammad Khatami, the reformist former president of Iran, the two men are not is expected to reinforce the message that the election was free and fair when he leads Friday prayers. Mr Mousavi's supporters plan to release thousands of balloons with the message "Neda you will always remain in our hearts", in memory of the young woman killed last week who has become an icon of the protests. The last mass protests were on Saturday and a combination of warnings, arrests and the threat of police action have driven large demonstrations off Tehran's street with small gatherings dispersed with tear gas tear gas, gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. and baton charges. The worst unrest since the 1979 revolution led to the killing of about 20 people, prompting President Barack Obama to say he was "appalled and outraged" by the security crackdown in the world's fifth largest oil exporter. Group of Eight powers meeting in Trieste plan in a statement to deplore de·plore tr.v. de·plored, de·plor·ing, de·plores 1. To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn: "Somehow we had to master events, not simply deplore them" post-election violence, to urge Tehran to settle the crisis through peaceful, democratic means and to respect basic rights including freedom of expression, a diplomat said. The condemnation by Mr Obama, who had been trying to improve ties with Iran before the election, prompted Mr Ahmadinejad to accuse him of behaving like his predecessor and say there was not much point in talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to Washington unless he apologised. Mr Mousavi said he was determined to keep challenging the election results despite pressure to stop. He said: "A major rigging has happened. I am prepared to prove that those behind the rigging are responsible for the bloodshed blood·shed n. The shedding of blood, especially the injury or killing of people. bloodshed Noun slaughter; killing Noun 1. ." He called on his supporters to continue "legal" protests and said restrictions on the opposition could lead to more violence. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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