Sources: Ex-President Khatami Barred from Leaving Iran
News number: 881218149717:26 | 2010-03-09Politics
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has barred former reformist President Seyed Mohammad
Khatami from leaving the country, sources said.

Executive Secretary of Tehran's Vo'az (preachers) Community Hojjatoleslam
Abbas Amirifar announced that an Iranian intelligence official had told the
community members in their session last night that Khatami had been barred
from leaving the country.

He quoted the intelligence official as saying that Khatami had recently
intended to leave the country.

No official announcement has been made in this regard yet.

Some observers believe Khatami, who served as president of Iran from 1997 to
2005, was barred from leaving the country because of supporting the
opposition movement that grew out of frustration with the outcome of
presidential elections on June 12.

Khatami is the chairman of Baran Foundation. Baran meaning "rain" is an
acronym in Persian for "Foundation for Freedom, Growth and Development of
Iran". This is also a private (non-governmental) institute founded by
Khatami after the end of his presidency (registration was announced on 9
September 2005) and a group of his former colleagues during his presidency.