0600 GMT: The conflict between President Ahmadinejad and head of judiciary Sadegh Larijani, sparked by Ahmadinejad's request to visit Evin Prison, boiled over on Thursday with the publication of a response from Larijani to the President.
Angered that Ahmadinejad had put out a "classified" letter declaring that he was seeking to uphold the Constitution and investigating prison reform --- rather than visiting detained Presidential advisor Ali Akbar Javanfekr --- Larijani began:
I am very sorry that under the current special circumstances and following the guidance of the Supreme Leader concerning preservation of the calm and unity and paying attention to the needs of the people, we witness such a public correspondence.
The head of judiciary then stepped up his rhetoric:
I have for a long time chosen silence in the face of your irrational and illegal attacks on the Judiciary and its authorities. This reflects obedience to the orders of the Supreme Leader....
Have you not thought about the meaning of the separation of the powers of the state...? The Judiciary is responsible for the affairs within its sphere of responsibilities, not to the president.
And then Larijani pointed to the political stakes, claiming that Ahmadinejad's verbal blackmail of the judiciary would not work: "Contrary to your accusations,...the Judiciary is proud of having fought economic corruption...and you are not allowed to inspect the prisons."
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