Sarkozy says Iranian authorities' attitude 'inexcusable': report

[tocqueville]

Source: AFP

21/06/2009 18:10 PARIS, June 21 (AFP)

Sarkozy says Iranian authorities' attitude 'inexcusable': report

Iran's attitude towards demonstrators protesting the result of the presidential election there is "inexcusable", French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the Qatar news agency Sunday.

"What is happening in Iran is extremely worrying and the attitude of the Tehran authorities in the face of the legitimate desire for truth of a large part of the Iraninan population is inexcusable," said Sarkozy.

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here is the full statement (see pdf)
http://www.elysee.fr/documents/index.php?lang=fr&mode=cview&cat_id=2&press_id=2719

"The turn of events in Iran is extremely worrying and the attitude of the authorities in Teheran
towards the legitimate desire for truth of a large section of the Iranian population is inexcusable.
Having already isolated its people by choosing self-imposed exile from the international community,
Teheran is now depriving them of their most basic democratic rights. It is up to the Iranians to choose
their own leaders

The election results must be clarified, because the Iranians have a right to transparency and truth. The
repression and violence against peaceful demonstrators must cease because they are unjustified.
Freedom of speech and communication and the work of journalists, both Iranian and foreign, must be
respected.

The international community is not asking this for its own sake. We are asking it for the Iranians,
whose choice must be respected. We are asking it for the Iranians, who cherish their democracy and do
not wish to see it trampled. We are asking it for the Iranians, that great people, who deserve so much
better than what their leaders are condemning them to."

[timeforpeace]

1. Good for Carla's husband.

[AzNick]

2. This means Obama needs to talk soon...

He needs to lead this concert, now.

[liquid diamond]

3. Obama has more or less said the same thing.

[JI7]

4. Obama has talked and condemned what is going on