▁the ▁Supreme ▁Le ader ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Ex ped iency ▁Disc ern ment ▁Council , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁by ▁K ham ene i . ▁The ▁day ▁after , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June , ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁reform ist ▁morning ▁newsp apers ▁Eq bal , ▁Hay at - e ▁No , ▁A ft ab - e ▁Y az d , ▁and ▁E tem ad ▁were ▁stopped ▁by ▁the ▁pro sec utor - general ▁of ▁Te h ran , ▁S ae ed ▁Mort az avi , ▁for ▁publishing ▁K arr ou bi ' s ▁letter , ▁with ▁Eq bal ▁being ▁completely ▁b anned ▁from ▁publication . ▁It ▁was ▁claimed ▁that ▁K arr ou bi ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁house ▁arrest ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁letter . ▁ ▁Ak bar ▁Hash emi ▁Raf san j ani , ▁who ▁ranked ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁also ▁pointed ▁to ▁organized ▁and ▁un just ▁inter vent ions , ▁alleg ed ▁manip ulation ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁and ▁supported ▁K arr ou bi ' s ▁compla int . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁president ial ▁election ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁president ial ▁election ▁K arr ou bi ▁founded ▁E tem ad - e ▁M elli ▁Party , ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁it ▁E tem ad - e ▁M elli ▁newspaper . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁election , ▁he ▁ran ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁his ▁party . ▁However , ▁many ▁non - party ▁figures ▁also ▁end