Today on the date of the accession of Muhammad to becoming a prophet, notably known as “Eid Mab’as” which is a national holiday in Iran, Mir Hussein Mousavi held a meeting with the families of the arrested prisoners in the Huseinieye Dar-Ol- Zahra (A Large Mosque) located at the northern part of Tehran, Iran.

This was an un-announced private meeting in order to avoid confrontation with the intelligence police of the regime and not to attract the masses which could take attention away from the event. The meeting was organized directly via telephone with the families involved, and attended by a number of leading and prominent figures, including ex interior minister Mr Mohtashamipour, ex-mayor of Tehran Mr Alviri, Mr Beheshti who is the son of late Shahid Beheshti, Mr Armin who is a well known member of the Mojahedin Enghelab Eslami party, Mr Jalaeepour who is senior university lecturer. Mousavi’s wife Mrs Rahnavard and ex chair of the Al-Zahra University in Tehran also attended, as ever side by side of her husband like the election campaign.

After introduction and prayers, Mr Hamid Reza Jalaeepour the father of Mohammad Reza Jalaeepour whom has spent numerous months in prison made a speech himself.

Jalaeepour mentioned the conditions in the prison where his son is kept in solitary confinement and is taken out of his cell every 4 to 5 days for interrogation purposes. This is significant considering the fact that his son is highly respected due to his scientific credentials and has achieved a number of medals and recognitions from various institutions and is currently a registered PhD student in the United Kingdom. This was followed by more family members expressing grief at the loss of their loved ones, culminating in the reading out of a poem which drew applause from the attending masses.

Afterwards Mousavi gave a speech, the partial excerpt from which follows soon: