Mousavi to face treason trial

[Thac0man]

It seems the authorities in Iran have finally decided to come down hard on those in the political system aswell. In The link below a regime paper is calling for Mousavi to face trial for treason, so we may assume they are preparing the way for a public statement of some sort from the government.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Mousavi 'must face treason trial'

If Mousavi gets prosectuted, how many might stand trial beside him? Will the authorities go after the scholors of Qom who backed Mousavi? The allegation is that Mousavi is a US spy. Extreme stuff expecially considering Mousavis past. Is the allegation a bridge to far that even the Ayotollah should not cross? Is the Tehran regime being to liberal with the truth perhaps for many of its own followers?

[Christine Murray]

It seems the authorities in Iran have finally decided to come down hard on those in the political system aswell. In The link below a regime paper is calling for Mousavi to face trial for treason, so we may assume they are preparing the way for a public statement of some sort from the government.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Mousavi 'must face treason trial'

If Mousavi gets prosectuted, how many might stand trial beside him? Will the authorities go after the scholors of Qom who backed Mousavi? The allegation is that Mousavi is a US spy. Extreme stuff expecially considering Mousavis past. Is the allegation a bridge to far that even the Ayotollah should not cross? Is the Tehran regime being to liberal with the truth perhaps for many of its own followers?

whats the sentence for treason generally in Iran ?

[Thac0man]

whats the sentence for treason generally in Iran ?

Its death by hanging as far as I know. Heavy stuff. Interesting quote from the editor of the hard line paper:

Kayhan accused Mr Mousavi of "killing innocent people, inciting riots, hiring thugs to assault people, evident co-operation with foreigners and playing the part of US fifth column".

"Playing the part"? Anyone who opposes the dictates of the regime could be accused of playing the part of a US fifth column. A label assigned by those alligned to the government has no validity, yet this is not the first time we have heart this claim. This is a call for a Stalin style purge, not just a crack down.

[BaudrillardNeverExisted]

Why would they add fuel to the fire? It seems that they've just about managed to knock the protests down. This move suggests that they have either completely lost the plot or they think internal dissenters are a bigger threat to the regime than hundreds of thousands of protesters.

[Christine Murray]

Interesting way to get rid of your political opposition, though not quite a pregnant chad.

[Thac0man]

Interesting way to get rid of your political opposition, though not quite a pregnant chad.

And get rid of Khatami too.

"Mousavi and Khatami should account for these horrendous crimes and evident treason in an open tribunal".

So it seems this call for a scatter gun approach to attacking the opposition in Iran is aimed at eradicating the last vestiage of a multiparty system in Iran.

[Thac0man]

Why would they add fuel to the fire? It seems that they've just about managed to knock the protests down. This move suggests that they have either completely lost the plot or they think internal dissenters are a bigger threat to the regime than hundreds of thousands of protesters.

They are the elements of an authoritarian regime. Cracking down, eradicating dissent, its what they do. Now there is no second prize in Iranian politics anymore, it seems there is only expectation of submission. This is probubly an effort to get Mousavi and a few others to go into exile.

[BaudrillardNeverExisted]

This is probubly an effort to get Mousavi and a few others to go into exile.

Which of course would help develop the narrative that they (and their supporters) are agents of foreign powers.

[merle haggard]

Why would they add fuel to the fire? It seems that they've just about managed to knock the protests down. This move suggests that they have either completely lost the plot or they think internal dissenters are a bigger threat to the regime than hundreds of thousands of protesters.

it also suggests they reckon the leader of yet another brightly coloured revolution the west supports and which refuses to accept election results and calls for elected governemnts to be overthrown is actually a western agent .

Thac0man

They are the elements of an authoritarian regime. Cracking down, eradicating dissent, its what they do. Now there is no second prize in Iranian politics anymore, it seems there is only expectation of submission. This is probubly an effort to get Mousavi and a few others to go into exile

im sorry , you seem to be on the wrong page . we are discussing iran and not a military junta in Honduras who dragged an elected president from his bed , riddled his home with gunfore and exiled him to costa rica .

oh..i see now...you support that and are a hypocrite . You dont appear remotely qualified to discuss the issue of treason and coups given your open support for them .

[sandar]

Merle, I agree with you 100% about homduras.
But NO candidate who contested the elected in Iran is a western agent. I presume you know this mans past and how unlikely it is that he is a western pawn. If he is the the supremem leader of iran soesnt come out of it very well. he has allowed a western agent to contest the elections when he ahd the power to stop him.
He has not refused to accept the election results, he has asked for a full recount, which sounds to me like he endorses the [principal of whoever has the most votes wins.
But a full recount hasnt happened.