Ex-President Ahmadinejad sent an open letter to Khamenei, accusing the Iranian judicial system of “dictatorship”

Source: BBC Persian

Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad has sent an open letter to the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, accusing the judicial system of working to create a dictatorship. In particular, Ahmadinejad accused the had of the judicial system, Ayatollah Sadiq Larijani of using his power for the interests of his family. The former Iranian President added that “the resentment of the Iranian citizen has reached heaven” and that today in Iran “few families want to control the Islamic Revolution” (referring to Larijani’s family). Ahmadinejad ended his letter writing that “standing in front of this deviant authority is a source of pride”. Today the personal website of Ahmadinejad, where the letter was published, is blocked…

Iranian security forces deployed around the residence of ex President Ahmadinejad

Source: dolatebahar.com

The Iranian website Doletbahar.com, close to Ahmadinejad, revealed that the in area of the resident of the former President, were deployed members of the security forces and the intelligence. The website did not give more information, at least for the moment. In the meantime, from the same website, Ahmadinejad published a special message to the IRGC, after the speech of US President Trump. In his message, Ahmadinejad praised the Revolutionary Guards, and their attitude to sacrifices and martyrdom.

Iran: Six months in jail for the son of Mehdi Karroubi

Source: al-Arabiya

The son of Mehdi Karroubi, one leaders of the Green Wave Movement, was condemned to six months in jail by an Iranian Revolutionary Tribunal. Hossein Karroubi, was found guilty of having published the text of the letter that his father has sent to President Rouhani. In the letter, which was sent last year, Mehdi Karroubi asked to Rouhani to receive an open trial. It is important to remember that, since 2011, the two leaders of the Green Wave Movement, Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, are under house arrest, for being “seditionist and traitors”. Despite the regime’s verbal attacks, no legal action was taken against them until now.

Swiss Ambassador in Iran against Ahmadinejad: “I’m not a postman”

Source: al-Arabiya

The Swiss Ambassador in Iran, attacked former President Ahmadinejad. Speaking about the letter sent by Ahmadinejad to US President Trump, he said that the letter did not arrived to the White House, because he “is not a postman”. He also added that this kind request “violates the diplomatic norms”. In the past Ahmadinejad announced that he has sent letters to George W. Bush, Obama and Merkel, but none of these letters have reached the recipient. From the revolution of 1979, the Swiss Embassy in Iran has also the responsibility of the US interests in the Islamic Republic.

Khamenei’s representative to Basij: “The Supreme Leader wants the continuation of the house arrest for Mousavi and Karroubi”

Source: Digarban

Hojatoleslam Toyserkani, Iran Supreme Leader representative to the Basij, denied any change of ideas of Ali Khamenei on the destiny of the leaders of the Green Movement. Hojatoleslam Toyserkani added that the Supreme Leader, personally, supports the continuation of the house arrests for Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, the two leaders of the protest movement, repressed by the regime between 2009 and 2011. The two are under house arrest since February 2011, without any formal charge and without a fair trial.

IRGC Cultural Advisor: “Khamenei will ban Ahmadinejad from running in next Presidential election”

Source: Digarban

Speaking about the next Presidential election, Mehdi Fazaeli – cultural advisor of the Pasdaran – said that the Supreme Leader Khamenei will “clearly forbid” to Ahmadinejad to run again.

 

 

German newspaper Deutsche Welle: also the name of Ahmadinejad is inside the Panama Papers

Source: dw.com

According to the German newspaper Deutsche Welle, the name of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – former Iranian President – is inside the so called Panama Papers. “Panama Papers”, is the name of an investigation launched by ICIJ, which revealed the existence of around 11 million leaked files from Mossack Fonseca. The investigation exposed “a cast of characters who use offshore companies to facilitate bribery, arms deals, tax evasion, financial fraud and drug trafficking” (ICIJ). Despite the sanctions, it seems that Ahmadinejad was the owner of different companies involved in the money laundering. Worse for Ahmadinejad, it seems that in the list there is also the name of Babak Zanjani, an Iranian entrepreneur, who was condemned to death penalty in Iran for another maxi tax fraud. Zanjani was very close the Ahmadinejad’s Presidency, helping Iran to evade the international sanctions. In doing this, it seems that he has kept part of the money in his pocket…

Iran MP Ali Motahari: “With Ahmadinejad the freedom of expression was better than with Rouhani”

Source: Digarban

The Tehran’s representative in the Parliament (Majlis), MP Ali Motahari, denounced the bad status of the freedom of expression in the Islamic Republic. Speaking in the University Allameh Tabatabai in Tehran, Motahari said that, during the Presidencies of Khatami and Ahmadinejad, the “freedom of expression” was “acceptable”. Today, under Rouhani, the situation changed in worse, and the regime controls very strictly the “free flow of information”. Ali Motahari is well known in Iran for his battle in favor of a right process for the two leaders of the Green Movement, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. For his position, MP Ali Mohatari was physically attacked in the Parliament (Good Morning Iran) and before a speech in the Shiraz University (EA World View)

Head of Iranian Basij attacks Ahmadinejad to hit Rouhani: “relying on foreign capital is a mirage”

Source: Mehr News

In a clear attempt to send an indirect message to the Rouhani’s faction, the head of the Iranian militia Basij General Muhammad Reza Naqdi, gave a strong speech during a conference dedicated to the “resistance economy and the influence of global arrogance”.

General Naqdi denounced that the economic problems and the economic solutions are not political solutions. More, from his prospective, the economic success arrives only from self-confidence, ambition and a work culture.

The head of Basij attacked the former Government of Ahmadinejad, saying that his executive achieved the pinnacle of the political submission on the nuclear issue. He also remembered when Ahmadinejad shaked his hand with a foreign woman (during the funeral of Chavez in Venezuela).

Even if Naqdi did not close to the foreign investments in Iran – especially in the oil and gas technology – he remembered that Iran was capable to achieve great results with the “economic jihad” (launched by Khamenei). Particularly in the defense sector (he remembered the developments the missiles program and the Iran-made UAV).  More: Naqdi underlined that, in two years of “compromise positions” (meaning the negotiations with the West), the oil price decreased to less than $ 50 barrel, which has caused to the Islamic Republic a loss of $ 36 billion.

Because of all these reasons, Iran needs to reject the “culture of consumptions”, denouncing that the Iranian “government is the larger consumer of foreign goods”. For General Naqdi, “relying on the foreign capitals is a mirage”.

Naqdi closes his speech remembering the important meaning of the slogan “Death to America”.

Iranian Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi: “The arrest of Mousavi and Karroubi is lawful”

Source: Digarban

Iranian Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi – member of the Assembly of Expert – said that the arrest of Mousavi and Karroubi is lawful. He added that the two leaders of the Green Movement must remain in detention, because they’ve incited the people against the system during the protest of 2009. The Iranian regime continues to describe the “event of 88” as a “sedition”. Mir Hossein Mousavi, his wife Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi, are all under house arrest, despite the fact that no clear legal reasoning was provided until now.