line Iranian members of parliament want the judiciary to prosecute defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi over post-election unrest that rocked the country last month. “Those who hold illegal rallies and gatherings should be legally pursued,” MP Mohammad Taghi Rahbar was quoted as saying by the Javan newspaper on Thursday. It said Rahbar was among several MPs preparing to write to the judiciary complaining about Mousavi's activities after the disputed June 12 election. It did not say how many lawmakers backed the petition. In another sign of mounting hard-line pressure, state television said a student branch of the pro-government Basij militia, which helped police suppress pro-Mousavi street protests, had urged the attorney-general to take him to court. Basij students accused him of “inciting his supporters to take to the streets to stage protests” and “undermining national security”, English-language Press TV said on its website. Authorities have blamed Mousavi for violence in which at least 20 people were killed. Mousavi says the authorities were responsible for the bloodshed. Mousavi and another losing candidate, pro-reform cleric Mehdi Karoubi, again denounced the election result on Wednesday and said Ahmadinejad's next cabinet would be illegitimate. Although hard-liners have appeared to be in the driving seat since security forces overcame street protests, Mousavi and Karoubi have not yielded.
