Tehran, June 25, The Iran Project � Iranian lawmaker Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam stressed on the impact of removing the leader of reform movement from political scene on the upcoming parliamentary elections.


Pointing to the political problem (media ban) of the reformists� leader Mohammad Khatami, Spokesman of the Combatant Clergy Association, Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam said his removing can have a great effect on the result of the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Mesbahi-Moghadam went on to say �if reformists want to seriously compete in the elections, they must make the border between reformists and sedition leaders clear."

�The media is not allowed to reflect the image or statement of the head of the reformist government,� Judiciary Spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei said earlier, in a clear reference to the former President of Iran, Mohammad Khatami.