President Ahmadinejad Threatened Whips Punishment for 74 Times

Presiden Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie

Due to accompany the Presidential Chief of Staff Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie Iran to register as a presidential candidate to the Interior Ministry on Saturday (11/05/2013), President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatened to be caned. So says Iran Election Supervisory Commission.

Iranian mass media featuring photos Ahmadinejad and Esfandiar middle shook hands and raised their hands and form a symbol "V" aka victory.

Problem with Ahmadinejad's arrival to the Interior Ministry, said Mashaie, Ahmadinejad at the moment he just accompanied him off work. Reuters reported.

However, according to Iranian news website reports, Khabar Online, Monday (13/05/2013), President Ahmadinejad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is introducing a person as a candidate in the presidential election.

Abbas Ali Kadkhodai, spokesman for the Guardian Council, the advisory body board, unanimously agreed that the action of President Ahmadinejad to introduce a presidential candidate against the rules and is a criminal act.

"We reported this fact to the judicial council," said Kadkhodai.

Guardian Council is a body consisting of scholars and judges who inspect and oversee all the candidates in the presidential election.

Iranian election law prohibits the use of all the facilities and resources of the state to oppose or support a presidential candidate. Another rule is to prohibit a public official openly supporting a candidate.

Iranian media writes, a person found to have violated the rules of the electoral law could face six months in prison or flogging 74 times.

Mehr news agency reported, Kadkhodai said violations of the election law could adversely affect Esfandiar for nomination.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has been in power two terms could no longer run for a third term in the Iranian presidential election to be held on 14 June.

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