Majlis to decide about president’s remarks

Gholam-Ali Hadad-Adel, the current chairman of the Majlis cultural committee who held the post of speaker in the previous parliament, has also reacted to Ahmadinejad’s recent remarks downplaying the role of Majlis. The senior member of the Majlis principlist faction has said although the responses by Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in this regard are enough, MPs will think of better options to deal with the president’s ill-considered remarks after Majlis restarts work after a recess.
---- Rafsanjani meets political prisoners’ families
Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has met with a number of political prisoners’ families. He sympathized with them and advised them to remain patient and hopeful, saying the problems can be resolved. He also promised to inform the Supreme Leader about their demands and problems. He assured them that the Leader has urged officials to expedite court proceedings on cases of the political prisoners.
---- Ahmadinejad’s staunch ally summoned to court
According to daily ‘Arman,’ Mehrdad Bazrbash, a close ally of the president, has been summoned to appear before a special court for administration officials. Apparently, Mahdi Hashemi (Rafsanjani’s son) has lodged a complaint against the former managing director of the daily ‘Vatan-e Emrooz’ for publishing defamatory articles against him.
---- Reformist bitterly attacks Khatami
Mahmoud Raoufi, a member of the Central Council of Etemade Melli (National Trust) Party, has strongly criticized former President Mohammad Khatami for going back on the reformists’ principles. The fervent reformist believes that Khatami missed the best opportunity during his time in office to promote reformism. He has also opined that Khatami has a conservative personality and can not play the role of a leader for reformists in the current situation.