Iran's Reformist Lawmakers Accuse Ayatollah of Trampling on Freedom

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - In a daring move, more than 100 reformist legislators accused Iran's supreme leader of trampling on freedom and basic rights, sending him a letter seen Tuesday by The Associated Press.
The legislators - including deputy speaker Mohammad Reza Khatami, a brother of President Mohammad Khatami - criticized Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for allowing the disqualification of about 2,400 liberal candidates in parliamentary elections set for Friday.

It is very rare for anyone in this Islamic state to publicly criticize Khamenei, seen by his supporters as being incapable of error and answerable only to God.

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