Student says torture continuing in Iran
By HEIDI SWILLINGER
Of tw EmaraM
"Torture is going on in Iran
again," said Hassan Morovat,
representative tor Supporters of
the Muslim Student Society, at a
June 25 press conference
Morovat was referring to a
June 20 demonstration in Teh
ran in which 500,000 Iranians
gathered to protest the im
peachment of President
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
According to Morovat, 50
Iranians were killed and 600
wounded during the demon
stration. while in various Iranian
provinces, 35 Bani-Sadr sup
porters were executed following
the announcement of his dis
missal
Bani-Sadr was declared in
competent by the Iranian Par
liament and then fired by Aya
tollah Ruhollah Khomeini two
weeks ago
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popular vote, Bani-Sadr was not
supported by the ruling Islamic
Republic Party Morovat
claimed Bani-Sadr received
popular support because of his
"anti-reactionary, anti-dictator
ial beliefs and actions "
Although the People's
Mojahedin Organization of Iran
and similiar revolutionary
groups have "principle
ideological and political differ
ences with Bani-Sadr, he was
the only authority opposing
reactionaries,' Morovat said
Morovat said the PMOI is
struggling to end "suppression
of democratic forces." The
revolutionary groups are fight
ing to lower the illiteracy rate
and to achieve social and econ
omic freedom Economic con
ditions have worsened under
Khomeini, who began his
regime with a 35-percent infla
tion rate, Morovat said
Other concerns of the PMOI
are the Islamic Republic Party's
"plans to acquire help from im
perialism and sign imperialistic
contracts which enchain us.”
Since Khomeini took power,
“everything has been worse,”
said Morovat, explaining that
the current regime has come to
rely more and more on imper
ialistic policies
"The ruling class is being
reactionary and barbaric by
signing treaties with countries
that supported the Shah origin
ally,” he said
While Morovat claimed the
Islamic Republic Party has
"some (popular) support, they
are losing it fast They have not
done anything for the people "
The Muslim society sup
porters held the conference to
"put public pressure on the
ruling forces of Iran," Morovat
said Citing the ease with which
the Islamic Parliament ousted
Bani-Sadr, he predicted "the
reaction toward revolutionary
forces and political prisoners
will be much more brutal."
Currently, there are 4,000
political prisoners in Iran, Mo
rovat said.
"Certainly when a regime
starts killing people, there's go
ing to be a revolt."
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