Iran’s Karroubi attacked on way to Friday prayers, says son

Washington, 17 July (WashingtonTV)—Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi was attacked by plain clothed men on his way to Friday prayers at Tehran University, the website of his E’temad Melli [National Trust] political party, Saham News, reported.

The report quoted Karroubi’s son, Hossein, as saying that the 71-year-old reformist cleric was attacked when he got out of a car in front of the university.

“When my father got out of the car in front of the university, a number of plain-clothes forces standing in front of the door attacked and assaulted him … in such a way that his turban fell from his head,” Hossein Karroubi said, adding that the incident took place “under the protective eye of the law enforcement forces.”

“They cursed and used such obscene and frightful words,” he added.

Hossein Karroubi then said: “I was sorry to have been a witness to such a scene in the Islamic Republic.”

Mehdi Karroubi still attended the prayers, along with opposition leader and fellow defeated presidential candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi.

Both men have rejected the outcome of the disputed presidential election, alleging that votes were rigged.

Source: Saham News website

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