Mousavi's Open Letter to Security Council of the Country

Mousavi's Open Letter to Security Council of the Country
06-17-2009

In the Name of God the Almighty

Security Council of the Country, [the council that supervises the police wing of Iranian Ministry of Interior]

During recent days, it's been observed frequently that accompanying the law-enforcement forces, there are people appearing all around the city with no specified legal standing using cold weapons (like [improvised] hose [parts], clubs, chains, iron rods, and ...) and sometimes firearms. They attack the lines of protestors before the law-enforcement forces and while provoking gatherings, they also destroy people's property and vehicles. I remind that council that this ominous phenomenon, those in charge of establishing security and public order using plain-clothes forces among their lines, only shows that the law-enforcement force is completely aware of the discrepancy of its actions with its lawful status and responsibility, in a way that it does not want the disgrace of these acts to be attributed to its uniform. Liberty, order, and security are among the basic and conjoined rights of citizens, but in the recent period, all three have been invaded by the plain-clothes forces.

While condemning this method, I emphatically request the concerned officials to stop the interference of these individuals, in order to help preserve the peace and avoid provoking the people's spontaneous and non-violent gatherings.

Mir-Hossein Mousavi

Source: Ghalam News, available from http://ghalamnews.ir/news-21154.aspx

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