AFP
Top dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri has renewed his criticism of Iranian authorities, warning their handling of the post-election unrest could lead to the fall of the regime.
"I hope the authorities wake up before it is too late and do not hurt the reputation of the Islamic republic further ... and cause their own fall and that of the system," Montazeri said in a statement carried on his website Wednesday.
The dissident cleric called for an end to "show trials", which he said were a "mockery of Islamic justice" and urged the authorities "not to continue down the wrong turn they are taking".
"They should at least have the courage to declare that this government is neither a republic nor Islamic with nobody allowed to protest, comment or criticise," fumed Montazeri. (Read more...)
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