Iran: Basij member describes election abuse - Channel 4 News

"Sayyed" is a member of the Basij, Iran’s religious militia. Now living in the UK, he has spoken to Channel 4 News about his role during this year’s presidential elections. We are disguising his identity.
Election orders
"In truth the orders didn’t come after the election. The orders for all that you witnessed came before the election.
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If the opposition really wants to question the regime’s legitimacy, remember that date–a perfect one for a demonstration. As you read this article, you will see why.

Remember this date as you read this post, especially for demonstration purpose: March 17, 1995.

An Tehran Bureau article entitled The Regime’s Mousavi Problem,” Mea Cyrus opens with this note: “the Islamic Republic is so fed up with post-election protests that it is willing to adopt extreme measures to bring them to an end.”

Exactly what extreme measures Khamenei is capable of becomes all too clear in another Tehran Bureau article, “The Chain Letter” by Mohammed Sahimi, which reviews the history of political assassinations going back well before the Shah. For present day Iranians the most relevant parts are those dealing with the crimes of extreme Islamists just prior to the regime’s downfall (the Abadan fire) and especially under Khamenei.

The story of how…