Iran’s Khatami Says Protestors’ Trial a Sham; Hearings Continue

Iran’s former president Mohammad Ali Khatami, a backer of the opposition movement, denounced as a sham the trial of protestors detained after the country’s disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as the hearings continued for a second day.

“What has been named the trial of the defendants involved in recent events is against the constitution, regular laws and citizens’ rights,” Khatami was quoted by his Web site as saying yesterday. ... Full Story »