The head of the judiciary in Iran, Sadegh Larijani accused Thursday, February 17 leaders of the reformist opposition of "treason" after the power has called on Iranians to participate Friday in a mass demonstration to express their "hatred" to them. "This group of khavarej (a group that rebelled against the religious authorities) must know that (despite) the Islamic kindness, we will not accept that they undermine the regime," said Ayatollah Larijani.
The calls have increased in recent days in the conservative camp in power for a speedy trial and a "severe punishment" of former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi and former parliament speaker Mehdi Karoubi, became the main figures of opposition since the disputed reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009.
Attacks against the two reformist leaders, de facto placed under house arrest for several days, took a new violence after anti-government demonstration which gathered in Tehran on Monday thousands of people for the first time in a year, despite the official ban and a massive police deployment.
These days, television showed pictures of members or of protesters calling for "Mousavi and Karoubi be hanged." "I ask everyone to allow the court to act within the law, taking into account the interests of the regime," said Sadegh Larijani. He also announced that the authority would "prevent the leaders of sedition (the opposition) to issue statements" adding they are "supported by the Zionists, the United States and Great Britain." Despite threats and surveillance by security forces and Mehdi Mir Hossein Moussavi Karoubi publish regular statements such as through their websites.
"Open your ears before it's too late and hear the voice of the people," Mehdi Karoubi launched Wednesday to power. Officials moderate conservatives who had never concealed their hostility to the government of President Ahmadinejad joined the calls for action against opposition leaders. The current mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a moderate conservative opposed to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that "the leaders of the insurgency have neither religion nor brains," the daily Hamshahri.
Similarly, the former chief nuclear negotiator, Hassan Rowhani the moderate conservative described the demonstration on Monday of "anti-Islamic and anti-national", according to the press. 
The calls have increased in recent days in the conservative camp in power for a speedy trial and a "severe punishment" of former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi and former parliament speaker Mehdi Karoubi, became the main figures of opposition since the disputed reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009.
Attacks against the two reformist leaders, de facto placed under house arrest for several days, took a new violence after anti-government demonstration which gathered in Tehran on Monday thousands of people for the first time in a year, despite the official ban and a massive police deployment.
These days, television showed pictures of members or of protesters calling for "Mousavi and Karoubi be hanged." "I ask everyone to allow the court to act within the law, taking into account the interests of the regime," said Sadegh Larijani. He also announced that the authority would "prevent the leaders of sedition (the opposition) to issue statements" adding they are "supported by the Zionists, the United States and Great Britain." Despite threats and surveillance by security forces and Mehdi Mir Hossein Moussavi Karoubi publish regular statements such as through their websites.
"Open your ears before it's too late and hear the voice of the people," Mehdi Karoubi launched Wednesday to power. Officials moderate conservatives who had never concealed their hostility to the government of President Ahmadinejad joined the calls for action against opposition leaders. The current mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a moderate conservative opposed to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that "the leaders of the insurgency have neither religion nor brains," the daily Hamshahri.
Similarly, the former chief nuclear negotiator, Hassan Rowhani the moderate conservative described the demonstration on Monday of "anti-Islamic and anti-national", according to the press.
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