Recent Denial of Entry To An Election Event of Iran's Judo Federation
In the summer of 2009, prior to the controversial Iranian presidential elections, Arash Miresmaeili chose to support the candidacy of Mohsen Rezaee, one of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's rivals. Mohsen Rezaei appointed Miresmaeili as his campaign chief for Sports Committee. After being appointed, during a press conference, Miresmaeili stated that if Mohsen Rezaee is elected as president, there would be no more place for Iranian sports officials who have been appointed for political purposes, as opposed to their knowledge and capabilities. His backing of Rezaee and his remarks did not sit well with the conservative backers of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Iranian Sports Federation and elsewhere. It also drew immediate and harsh condemnation from the former Chief of Iran's Sports Federation, Mohammed Aliabadi. Since then, the effort to punish and sideline Miresmaeili has gone as far him even being denied entry to an election event of Iran's Judo Federation held on Jan 2nd, 2009. Miresmaeili tried very hard to gain entry into the event and was denied entry by the security guards. This angered Miresmaeili to a point where he called a press conference on the same day, during which he stated that he is very sorry for sports in Iran and that he is officially done with the Iranian Judo, but they cannot kill the love for Judo in him.
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