Fearful of popular protests by young Iranians and students on the anniversary of the July 9, 1999 uprising, the mullahs’ inhuman regime has taken widespread suppressive steps in a futile attempt to prevent protests.
Morteza Tamadon, Governor of Tehran Province, said: “No permit has been issued for gatherings or rallies on this day. If a small number of people want to listen to the calls by counter-revolutionary networks and disrupt security, they will be crushed under the feet of our vigilant people”. (Official state news agency IRNA, July 9, 2009)
Brig. Gen. Esmaeil Ahmadi-Moqaddam, head of the suppressive State Security Force (SSF), said no permit had been given for rallies and “people who disobey this order will be dealt with harshly”.
In order to prevent protests from erupting, the regime has put its suppressive forces, including the Revolutionary Guards, paramilitary Bassij, SSF, special anti-riot forces, plainclothes agents and Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), on alert, and it has sent reinforcements to Tehran from other parts of the country.
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