Diary of Akbar Hashemi - February 17, 2000 I said that a group should be assigned to ensure that no fraud occurs during the voting and counting of votes.

I walked one kilometer on the treadmill, which sometimes reaches two kilometers, with some of that time spent running at a high speed.

In the morning, I walked about one kilometer on the treadmill. Some days it reaches two kilometers, with some of that time spent running quickly. I was at the Koshk office from 10 AM to 4 PM. I sent a condolence message for the passing of [Mrs. Izzat al-Shari'ah Modarres-Motlagh], the wife of Martyr Beheshti. Efat went to the Qoba Mosque for the funeral. She said a good crowd had come.

I told the office to equip a group to monitor the voting and counting process to ensure that no fraud occurs. In the evening, Mohsen came, and we discussed the metro launch, newspaper advertisements, the troubles caused by the General Inspection Office and courts for managers, and polling for the elections. He criticized Mr. [Mohammad] Khatami's statements from last night, saying he has implicitly supported the leftist movement.

I mentioned that he also reads messages from scholars on state television, which somehow supports the opposing faction, as they endorse the Islamic nature of the candidates. For dinner, Kazem [Morashi] bought sandwiches from outside. Efat has gone to the wedding ceremony of Mr. Karbaschi's daughter.