Ayatollah Khamenei issued decree for launching investigation into electoral wrongdoings

PanARMENIAN.Net - As reported by Iranian Public Radio, Iran's Interior Ministry has declared illegal the meeting to be held today by supporters of defeating candidate Mir Hossein Mossavi.



Interior Ministry announced there was no permission for a meeting, said the report. Pro-Mussavi newspapers called on people to go on a national strike.



According to Ghalamnews, people in Tehran and 19 other towns will hold peace marches today; national strike will start tomorrow.



Iran's Interior Ministry has published official data on voting outcomes, newsru.co.il reports. According such data, candidate-reformer Mir-Hossein ranked as top candidate in Tehran, having received 300.000 more votes than did hsi conservative rival Ahmadinejad. However, Mousavi's proponents question the fact as they believe their candidate should have received more votes in capital town.



According to official results published by Iranian CEC, winner in presidential elections is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, with 62.6% of votes. Mir-Hossein Mousavi, with his 33.7%, comes next, followed by Mohsen Rezai (1.7%) and Mehdi Karrubi (0.85%).



Reliability of voting results in Tavriz, Moussavi's birthplace, is also questionable. According to police data, Ahmadinejad received twice more votes in this town than did his main rival.



In the meantime, Ayatollah Khamenei issued decree to start investigation into electoral wrongdoings, Iranian Public TV reports.



A file titled "True Election Results" has been posted on the Internet, with a link to certain employees of Iranian CEC. The release shows the following rating: Mousavi - about 45%, Karrubi - about 30%. Ahmadinejad - about 13% and Rezai - 12%. If such results were true, reformers Mousavi and Karrubi would run for a second term, and one of them would become Iran's new President.