Defeated Iranian pres candidate appeals vote amid protests, arrests
Hurriyet Daily News with wires
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"Today, I have submitted my official formal request to the council to cancel the election result," Mousavi said in the statement. "I urge you Iranian nation to continue your nationwide protests in a peaceful and legal way."
ARRESTS AND PROTESTS
More than 100 reformists and at least 60 people accused of orchestrating post-election riots in Tehran have been arrested after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed victory in Saturday’s vote.
Mohammad Reza Khatami, the brother of former president Mohammad Khatami, was among those arrested on Saturday night, leading reformist Mohammad Ali Abtahi told Reuters on Sunday.
A judiciary spokesman said they had not been arrested but that they were summoned and "warned not to increase tension". They were later released, he said.
But Abtahi, a former vice president, told Reuters, "They were taken from their homes last night". He said more arrests were expected.
The arrested reformists were members of
At least 60 people accused of orchestrating post-election riots in
Radan also said more arrests will be made soon.
Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iranians to respect Ahmadinejad's victory in a presidential election that his closest challenger described as a "dangerous charade".
