By DPA,
Tehran : Iranian authorities arrested 70 academics after they met opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi, the defeated presidential candidate’s website said Thursday.
The report did not clarify where the university professors, who are all members of the Islamic Associations of their universities, were brought after Wednesday’s arrests.
Hundreds of opposition supporters, who protested against alleged manipulation in the June 12 presidential polls, which led to the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, are believed to have been arrested.
According to state media, 17 people were killed in the violence.
Meanwhile, 105 Iranian lawmakers seem to have snubbed an invitation by Ahmadinejad to celebrate his election victory, the BBC reported, quoting local sources.
All 290 members of parliament were invited to the event Wednesday night, but 105 did not attend.