Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Iran ' to release 80-year-old opposition head ' (AFP)

TEHRAN (AFP)-Ebrahim Yazdi, the head of the 80-year-old Liberal Party, which was banned last October 1, was published in the prison on Sunday, the State news agency IRNA reported.

Yazdi, a former Foreign Minister, were arrested along with several other members of the free movement of the city of Isfahan in Iran.

He was also arrested in June 2009 during the wave of unrest that followed the disputed the claim of the Islamic Republic of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said the election was due to massive fraud.

IRNA also said Yazdi, who served in the 1979 Islamic revolution that overthrew his Government, in due course, the first leader of his party, his Office announced, without giving any reason.

In the meantime, the opposition said at least 20 sites in the opposition figures arrested in the last two years, the terms and conditions should be released pass the Iranian new year holiday from Monday onwards, members of their families moving within the smuggled convicted.

They must return to jail after the holidays in early April.

Thousands of people were arrested in the demonstrations against Ahmadinejad in 2009 were sentenced to prison terms and dozens, including the Chairman of the political opponents, journalists and other activists.


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