February 6, 2010

Source: Mir-Hossein Mousavi Facebook network page

Karroubi’s Etemad Melli Party (Reformist) for the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution by issuing a detailed statement while inviting everyone to participate in Feb 11th (22 Bahman) rally by analysing the causes of the current crisis made proposals to resolve the problems country faces today.

In this statement using religion as a tool for specific agenda, the discrimination against different ethnic and religious group, Ignoring people’s will, using violence for silencing protests, violating the fundamental laws of the constitution, violating the just laws of judiciary, violating people’s freedoms are listed as the main problem facing the country today.

Additionally in this statement the main demands of the people at the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution are pointed out as follow:

1- The immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners

2- Providing open atmosphere for the media and press, recognising criticism, having justice in using the national media (state-run TV and radio) for all the layers of people and different political groups

3- Removing the obstacles against the activities of different political organisations, groups and parties

4- Removing the security atmosphere, the police state and the fear environment

5- Removing the appointed oversight on elections (Guardian Council) and holding free elections and preventing fraud in elections

6- Preventing armed forces in economical and political affairs of the country

7-Putting an end to the shameful resemblances made by some media outlets and authorities between the true owners of the revolution, honourable veterans of the Iran-Iraq war and allies of Imam Khomeini (the Green leaders and senior reformist figures) with terrorist who betray their homeland and nation and using this lay the grounds to repress them. These movements don’t even show respect to Imam Khomeini and in order to achieve their hideous goals distort and selectively use Imam Khomeini’s remarks so that the family of Imam Khomeini has strongly objected to this as well

8- Following justified methods in the judiciary and holding open trials with the presence of juries when dealing with political charges and executing all the principles of the constitution in these cases

9- Holding referendum to discover the clear and lawful opinion of the nation regarding some of the most important issues of the country

The Etemad Melli party urged Grand Ayatollahs, religious figure, scholars and intellectuals, academia, students and all different classes of the society to have wise presence in all aspects and by resisting any violation from the fundamental goals of the Islamic Revolution, make the conditions suitable for resolving the current crisis and don’t let the revolution get in the hands of deceitful and untrustworthy individuals.