Iran police chief says opposition incites sedition - washingtonpost.com: Via Reuters on washingtonpost.com .

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's police chief accused the opposition on Tuesday of "inciting sedition" after last month's disputed presidential election and said his force would act firmly to uphold the law.

"This group of individuals voices the slogan of law abidance but they themselves do not observe the law ... they are sheer liars," the official IRNA news agency quoted Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam as saying.

He accused the opposition of seeking to sow discord in the Islamic Republic, adding that "security forces should ... act firmly in line with the defense of the law."

Deputy police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan said there were rumors of new "illegal gatherings" in Tehran later on Tuesday but that the security forces would firmly confront any such protests, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported.
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Iran's Police Chief Accuses Opposition of Provoking Instability: Via Voice of America.

Iran's police chief is accusing opposition leaders of provoking instability, after they called for a referendum on the government's legitimacy.

The official IRNA news agency on Tuesday quoted Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam as saying those who do not abide by law are "liars" who seek to create discord by spreading doubt in the Islamic republic.

On Monday, former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami called for a nationwide referendum on the government, in a bid to end Iran's post-election crisis.
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