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World Service,02 Oct 2009,26 mins

Mohsen Kadivar, Iranian Cleric

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Mohsen Kadivar is a dissident Iranian cleric who believes the Islamic Republic of Iran is neither Islamic nor a republic. He is strongly opposed to Ayatollah Khamenei, whose post of Supreme Leader he believes should be abolished. This week on The Interview the former political prisoner tells Lyse Doucet that he wants to reduce the role of the clergy in state affairs.

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