Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been summoned for questioning by members of Parliament, marking the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that that a President has been summoned.
Ahmadinjead’s opponents and MPs have been threatening to take similar steps for some time as Iran faces a sharp economic downturn and rise in inflation and international tension over its nuclear program.
The President now has one month before he has to appear in Parliament, where he will face questioning from MPs. This means that he may appear after the country’s parliamentary elections, which are due to take place on the 2nd of March, the first set of elections since Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election in 2009.
The questions he is set to face are thought to mainly relate to the economy, which looks set to face a further stumbling block after sanctions hit Iran in June later this year.
See our earlier posts:
Iran warns Arab nations not to comply with sanctions (16 Jan 2012)
EU agrees on embargo on Iranian oil (04 Jan 2012)
