Iran: Poll losers threatened

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said yesterday that two defeated presidential contenders should be tried for inciting unrest after the disputed June 12 election.

"If [Mir-Hossein] Mousavi, [Mehdi] Karoubi and [former President Mohammad] Khatami are the main suspects behind the soft revolution in Iran, which they are, we expect the judiciary ... to go after them, arrest them, put them on trial and punish them," said Yadollah Javan, a senior commander of the powerful guard.

Karoubi said on his website that some protesters, male and female, had been raped in detention. A police statement confirmed that serious violations took place in Kahrizak Prison and that its head had been sacked.