Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad responding to CNN's Christian Amanpour, declined to guarantee the safety of his rival Mir Hossein Moussavi.
"There is rule of law in this country and all the people are equal before the law," Ahmadinejad said when Amanpour asked if he would guarantee Moussavi's safety. She also asked why opposition leaders had been arrested.
"In a soccer match, people may become excited and there may be confrontation between the people and the police force. People who violate traffic regulations will be fined by the police no matter who he is. These are not problems," Ahmadinejad said.
In the meanwhile Mir Hossein Moussavi asked for cancellation of presidential elections results in Iran.
Mr. Mousavi released a statement Sunday on his Web site saying he made the appeal to Iran's powerful Guardian Council of Islamic clerics. He has blamed his defeat on what he says was government voter fraud.
Mr. Mousavi also urged his supporters to continue protesting in a peaceful and legal manner. Pro-Mousavi activists held a second day of protests in Tehran Sunday, setting fires in the streets and fighting with police.
President Ahmadinejad rejected allegations of fraud in a news conference Sunday, saying he won a second term in a free vote. The conservative leader later greeted tens of thousands of supporters at a victory rally in Tehran's Vali Asr square.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told U.S. network NBC Sunday he has doubts about the election's outcome. However,, he refrained from saying whether the Obama administration accepts it.
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