Vice President Mohajerani's paper banned!
Vice President's paper banned!: "Subject: Vice President's paper banned!From: payman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Payman Arabshahi)
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 14:25:09 +0800
Iranian Vice President Ataollah Mohajerani, has run afoul of the law, and has been condemned by the special press court of "spreading lies", "defamation", "insults" for articles published in his weekly about the Jameh-e Ruhaniat-e Mobarez, the Combatant Clerics Society of Parliament-speaker Nateq-Nouri.
Mohajerani says he closed his weekly newspaper, Bahman, "for financial reasons" after the second round of the Majlis elections. The court banned him from journalism for one year and fined him 500,000 rials ($167).
Bahman had accused the JRM of receiving a $1 million bribe during the election campaign. In a separate article, the paper accused JRM of "using force to achieve its goals," and of being the main cause of political asphyxiation and the lack of freedom in Iran.
Mohajerani defended himself in court by evoking the poisonous atmosphere of the Majlis campaign. "Our genuine concern was the spreading violence and repression in the name of the religion," he said, referring to the pro-Rafsanjani list of Majlis candidates, the Servants of Construction.
Mohajerani has been very active in recent years as an unofficial speaker for Rafsanjani supporters , mainly through writing articles in the pro-government press.
The court decision would appear to be another show of force by Nateq-Nouri to his opponents. [Salam 7/3]"
posted by JBOC @ 7:43 PM
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