UN Secretary General called on Iran’s authorities to stop arrests and violence

On Monday, the UN Secretary General of the UN, in an official statement, called on political opponents in Iran to stop the confrontation, and the authorities of the Islamic Republic to put an end to violence. The statement of the official representative of the Secretary General, distributed the night before at the UN headquarters, also calls for the termination of the arrests addressed to the Iranian authorities, RIA Novosti reports.

As a result of the speeches of the opposition, dissatisfied with the results of the presidential election, at least 17 people were killed, another 457 were arrested during the acceleration by the police by the rally by May 20 in Tehran contrary to the prohibition of the authorities.

The demonstrations of the opposition began more than a week ago after the results of the results of the presidential election held in the country on June 12. According to the results of the elections, the current President of Iran Mahmud Ahmadi Nezhad gained 62.63% of the vote, his main rival the world Hossein Musavi - 33.75% of the vote. Musavi, even before the announcement of the official results, announced his victory, and later accused the authorities of a subtaska.

- The police dispersed the demonstration with tear gas and shots
- British analysts doubt the results of voting

As noted in the statement of Pan Hi Moon, he is "alarmed by violence after the elections, especially the use of force against civilians who led to the deaths and injuries of people." In addition, the UN Secretary General "calls on the authorities to respect fundamental civil and political rights, especially freedom of expressions, freedom of assembly and freedom of information." In connection with the current situation in Iran, he "calls on the government and the opposition to solve disagreements peacefully through dialogue and legal methods."

The UN Secretary General also expressed the hope that "the democratic will of the people of Iran will be fully respected."

This is the second statement of the Secretary General in connection with a wave of violence in Iran after the election. In the first, made last Monday, Pan Hi Moon called for respect for the will of the Iranian people.

The supervisory board of Iran rejected the opposition’s demand to cancel the results of the presidential election. The Council promised to count the ballots of a number of polling stations in case of violations of them during the vote. It is expected that complaints filed with candidates who lost in the elections will be considered, and the decision of the Council is announced no later than June 25.

The official representative of the Iranian Council of the Constitution, Abbas Ali Kaddrai, admitted on the eve that more votes were filed than registered voters. As Kadkhodi admitted, violations were recorded on 50 voting areas. However, the Council is categorically not determined to review the results of the past elections, even despite the fact of recognition of violations during the vote.

The police dispersed the demonstration with tear gas and shots

According to AR, on Monday the police again dispersed the demonstration, whose participants paid tribute to the memory of a young woman who died last weekend from a police bullet. Safety forces used tear gas and fired in the air to force about 200 people who arranged a rally.

The head of state Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered last Friday so that supporters of the opposition would stop the marches of protest and respected the results of the elections that speak of the unconditional victory of Ahmadi Nezhad. Local media reported about 17 unrest during a week, including at least 10 people were killed during rallies organized after Hamenya’s speech.

The ban on the Iranian authorities to work in the country of foreign correspondents deprives the world of the opportunity to check the messages of local media regarding rallies of protests, clashes of political opponents and the number of victims. The authorities ordered that the reporters of foreign agencies remain in their offices and do not go outside.

Iran’s authorities have published an appeal to the opposition to stop sabotage and riots, calling their actions a “conspiracy” against Iran. Otherwise, the authorities promised a tough confrontation if the opposition’s performances continue.

Despite the warnings, about 200 people still took to the streets of Tehran to honor the memory of a young woman who died on Saturday, whose death was captured in the video. According to witnesses, helicopters ran in the sky while the police used tear gas and shot the air to disperse the demonstration.

British analysts doubt the results of voting

Meanwhile, British analysts, after a study by the results of the presidential election in Iran, came to the conclusion that it was unlikely that the matter was without fraud.

According to a study conducted by the famous British research center of Chatham House, the results of the Iranian elections indicate that Ahmadi Nezhad was supposed to receive support in one third of the country's regions from conservative voter, all new voters and almost half of the reformist voters were supposed to support him. Such a development of events, according to experts, seems unlikely.

It is known that recently, among reformists and conservatives, dissatisfaction with the policy of Ahmadi Nezhad, associated with his approach to the economy and an antagonistic position in relation to the international community, has increased.