Since I had slept in Parliament, I began the morning by studying the reports. In many cities, the groups had also caused minor disturbances, which were suppressed with the intervention of the people.
Since I had slept in Parliament, I began the morning by studying the reports. In many cities, the groups had also caused minor disturbances, which were suppressed with the intervention of the people. In Tehran, sixteen people were reported killed and 156 wounded in yesterday’s incidents.
The public session began at 7:30 in the morning, and the debate on the political incompetence of the President continued. Today, the supporters of the motion spoke very well, especially Mr. Mousavi-Khoiniha and Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Some of the opponents withdrew, some were absent, some spoke in favor, and the President, who was in hiding, did not come to defend himself.
In the afternoon, we held the vote. There were 190 members present; 177 voted in favor of declaring the President politically incompetent, one vote against, belonging to Mr. [Salah al-Din] Biyani, the representative of Khaf, and 12 abstentions. Some of the opponents had also not attended.
When Parliament’s vote was announced, the spectators and Hezbollah supporters gathered around Parliament held an enthusiastic demonstration. At their insistence, I spoke a few words to them from the Parliament balcony.
Unfortunately, news of the martyrdom of Dr. Chamran on the Dehlavieh front took away the sweetness of Parliament’s favorable vote. We postponed announcing the news of his martyrdom until late at night so that the news of Parliament’s vote would not be overshadowed.
In the afternoon, a group of Khuzestan tribal leaders met with me and expressed their gratitude for the services of the Islamic Republic in securing the rights of farmers.
I had a meeting with Olof Palme, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and its special envoy. He had a proposal for ending the war. He was not seeking any concessions. He did not accept the unconditional withdrawal of Iraqi forces, but wanted us to agree to negotiations. I spoke with him from a position of strength.
A letter announcing Parliament’s vote was prepared for Imam. Early in the evening, I took it to Imam’s office and handed it to Mr. Sanei. A number of people had also gathered there and were expressing their happiness.
Today, despite the threats made by the groups—that they would set the city on fire if Bani-Sadr were removed—they did not make the slightest move; perhaps because of the firmness of the Revolutionary Court, which this morning had quickly tried and punished fifteen of those involved in the unrest, and because of the presence of Hezbollah.
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