TEHRAN: Iranian government has reported arrested former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for inciting unrest and more demonstrations, Al Arabiya has reported.
According to the report Ahmadinejad was arrested in Shiraz city following statements he made earlier in Bushehr.
Iranian authorities are now seeking to place Ahmadinejad under house arrest with Khamenei’s approval, the Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper added, citing “reliable sources in Tehran”.
The protests currently sweeping Iran are being considered the largest challenge to the Iranian regime since the Green Movement uprising in 2009 after the re-election of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the report said.
According to the government, the official number of deaths since the uprising is 22. However, opposition announced that the toll has reached 50 on Friday.
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