Iran Invents Deal to Settle Presidential Elections Dispute

A member of Iranian revolutionary guard shouts slogans during the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on 26 June 2009. Iranian Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami called on the judiciary to issue, 'without any mercy,' death sentence against the leaders of the rec

Iran's Council of Guardians has moved to settle the dispute over alleged fraud in the June 12 Presidential Elections in a peaceful way.

The Council has offered opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi a deal after at least 25 people had been killed in clashes during rallies to protest the election results, ISNA news agency reported Saturday.

Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said a special committee would be formed to review the disputed election results that gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a controversial victory.

The Council also called on Moussavi and fellow defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi to send representatives within 24 hours to join the committee.

Moussavi has actually demanded an independent committee to evaluate the election results but Iran's
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected it, saying prevailing laws and the constitution gave the Guardian Council sole authority regarding election results.

The Council's new offer is believed to be an effort by the Iranian administration to find a compromise with the opposition leader. Kadkhodaei said it was meant to 'attract trust' of Moussavi.

 

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