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Iranian judiciary chief attacks Rouhani over promise to free opposition leaders

Iran’s judiciary chief attacks the president over his campaign promise to free the leaders of the Green Movement.
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani arrives for a news conference in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2017. TIMA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - RTX371X2

On May 29, Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani, the head of Iran’s judiciary, railed against moderate president Hassan Rouhani for his campaign promise to free the leaders of the Green Movement.

After the 2009 presidential vote, which led to the re-election of hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Reformist candidates Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi objected to the results, saying the vote was rigged. After continuous protests across Iran, the opposition leaders were put under house arrest in 2011.

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