Iran supreme leader: Questioning elections a crime

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Source: AP

Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that questioning the results of Iran's June presidential election is a crime, his strongest warning yet to opposition leaders who continue to insist the vote was rigged.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all state matters in Iran, did not go so far as to order the arrest of those leaders, as called for by hard-liners, but his words signaled the government could take stronger action if the criticism continues.

"The day after the election, some people, without logic or reason, called the glorious election a lie," state TV quoted Khamenei as saying. He said questioning the election was "the biggest crime."

Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stole the June 12 election from him through massive vote fraud. Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets in the days after the vote, prompting the government to stage a violent crackdown.

Although the street protests died down months ago, Mousavi and other leading opposition figures, including fellow presidential candidate Mahdi Karroubi and former President Mohammad Khatami, have refused to silence their protests.



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[no_hypocrisy]

1. It's officially Fascism.

Amazing how it's introduced and installed via the illusion of democracy.

[robcon]

2. Cuba, Iran, Zimbabwe... they're all fascist states.

Questioning elections can get you arrested, or get you dead.

[wuushew]

6. Please don't misuse the term "fascist"

it just helps Faux news. Use words like authoritarian or non-democratic.

[havocmom]

3. worked for cheney

[Wizard777]

4. If the election results are TRUTH. They need not fear any question about it.

Look like the Ayatollah has abandoned God to follow the Druj into darkness far from the light of Truth.

[question everything]

7. Even if they are not: questioning elections results

should be protected like... any other freedom of expression?

[Ikonoklast]

5. Fat Tony Scalia is an ayatollah.

Who knew?

Fascists the world over all think alike.

[question everything]

8. I think that by now he is just an old curmudgeon (nt)

[Ikonoklast]

9. 'Curmudgeon' is just a nice word for asshole.

And the old ones were assholes their entire life; they just got old.

[question everything]

10. LOL, agree (nt)