Building a Case Against Top Reformers

Reports are coming out that seem to sugget that the Regime is trying to build cases against top reformists figures to arrest them and put them of trial.

Today in many Friday Prayer sermons around the country, hardline clerics denounced Karroui for libel in suggesting that raped had occured to prisoners. These clerics are demanding that he be punished and perhaps building a case for his trial:

In the Friday prayers, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami said, “The Judiciary has clearly announced that the sexual harassment that [Karroubi] claims has occurred is a lie, the Special Committee of the Majles also says it is a lie, everyone has said this sexual harassment is a lie.”

Mohammad Saeed, Friday prayer leader of Qom, said that the publisher of the claims of sexual abuse of the prisoners must face judgment and receive “maximum punishment.” “Unfortunately, these claims have created improper consequences and implications for the Islamic Republic.”

Ahmad Elmolhadi, Friday prayer leader of Mashhad, called Karroubi “A follower of the enemy’s system and an agent of Arrogance [the United States],” who “wants to bring shame upon the Islamic system at the national and international levels.” Therefore, Karroubi “should not be free inside this country, but he should be under legal persecution and face judgment.”

He said Mr. Karroubi must prove his claims and writings, otherwise, “We must confront him as if he were a terrorist.”

Also Mousavi's Facebook is reporting of a reported plot to arrest Mousavi which never happened because it would cause too much chaos within the country:

“A plan to arrest Mousavi and ten other senior reformist figures was discussed in a meeting of the National Security Council, with Ahmadinejad in attendance. Ahmadinejad insisted that as long as Mousavi and these ten others are not arrested, the unrest will continue.”

Howerver the plan was rejected because it would cause even more unrest among the people of Iran. It is clear that regime wants to deal with the reform movement and the people of Iran by crushing the opposition instead of hearing their grievances.