'Oil mafia trying to oust Ahmadinejad'
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:33:25 GMT PressTv.Ir

Iran's government spokesman, Gholam-Hossein Elham

Iran's government spokesman says the 'oil mafia' is trying to remove President Ahmadinejad because of his anti-corruption programs.

“I don't say that the oil mafia does not exist today and it does not damage [the country], but the mafia doesn't feel secure with President Ahmadinejad and plans to remove him,” Gholam-Hossein Elham said in a meeting with Imam Sadeq University students in Tehran on Tuesday.

“Ahmadinejad's removal would mean the revival of the mafia,” he noted.

He also stated that the Iranian government wants to support Iranian farmers but some figures are resisting the government program.

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