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Ahmadinejad refuses to guarantee safety of rivals
« on: June 14, 2009, 09:10:36 AM »
They've already started raiding the offices of the rival parties. Shocking.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declined Sunday to guarantee the safety of his defeated rival Mir Hossein Moussavi in response to a question from CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

"There is rule of law in this country and all the people are equal before the law," Ahmadinejad said when Amanpour asked if he would guarantee Moussavi's safety. She also asked why opposition leaders had been arrested.

"In a soccer match, people may become excited and there may be confrontation between the people and the police force. People who violate traffic regulations will be fined by the police no matter who he is. These are not problems," Ahmadinejad said.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.election.rival/index.html