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| Title | Iranian presidential candidate protests general's Ahmadinejad endorsement |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Publication Date | 30 January 2009 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Iranian presidential candidate protests general's Ahmadinejad endorsement, 30 January 2009, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/49904c5bc.html [accessed 28 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Iranian presidential candidate protests general's Ahmadinejad endorsement
January 30, 2009
Mehdi Karrubi
An Iranian presidential candidate has criticized comments by Iranian armed forces chief General Hassan Firuz Abadi pledging support to President Mahmud Ahmadinejad in the June presidential election.
Mehdi Karrubi, the head of the moderate Etemad Melli (National Trust) party, told Radio Farda that he has sent a letter protesting Abadi's comments.
Abadi said earlier this week that those who think "they can introduce a new candidate and put an end to the Ahmadinejad [era]" must know "it will not happen."
Etemad Melli party spokesman Esmail Gerami Moghadam told Radio Farda that Karrubi believes interference by the armed forces in the election process is illegal and worrying.
A day after Karrubi's protest letter was issued, Iran's Mehr news agency published a statement by Abadi in which he said he will not interfere in the presidential election.
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