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Iran’s former president under more restrictions

In Iran, former Reformist President Mohammad Khatami has reportedly been banned from public appearances for a period of three months.
Former president Mohammad Khatami arrives to vote during the Iranian presidential election in northern Tehran June 12, 2009.  REUTERS/Chavosh Homavandi/jamejamonline  (IRAN POLITICS ELECTIONS) - GM1E56C1HCI01

Former Reformist President Mohammad Khatami, who continues to remain one of the most popular political figures in Iran, has reportedly been put under more severe restrictions. According to Mohammad Anjam, Khatami’s lawyer, a judiciary official had informed the former president that he has been banned from public gatherings for a period of three months. The ban includes political, cultural and commercial gatherings.

Ever since Oct. 4, when Iranian parliamentarian Mohammad Reza Tabesh announced the new limitations on Khatami, there had been conflicting reports. A member of the Special Court of Clergy denied the new restrictions, saying, “There have been no new restrictions against him.” The official continued, “The preventative measures taken up to now have been up to the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.”

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