US VICE PRESIDENT SAID THERE ARE "REAL DOUBTS" WHETHER IRAN’S ELECTION WAS FREE AND FAIR

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
15.06.2009 12:48 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ US Vice President Joseph Biden said Sunday that
there are "real doubts" about whether Iran’s presidential election
was free and fair, but the United States has to "accept" Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad as the winner for now.

The vice president, speaking on NBC’s "Meet the Press," stressed
that monitors and officials do not yet have enough information to
gauge whether the results are accurate but said several factors raise
serious questions about the credibility of the vote.

"We don’t have all the details. It sure looks like the way they’re
suppressing speech, the way they’re suppressing crowds, the way in
which people are being treated, that there’s some real doubt about
that," Biden said. "I think we have to wait and see, but it didn’t
seem to be on its face to be as clear cut."

"I have doubts, but we’re going to withhold comment until we have a
thorough review of the whole process," he said.

Ahmadinejad said at a press conference Sunday that the vote was
unquestionably "real and free," though reformist candidate Mir Hossein
Mousavi accused the government of voter fraud. The clash has led to
unrest in the streets, as Mousavi supporters clash with police in
Tehran, FoxNews reported.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress