Interior Ministry declares Moussavi's protest rally illegal

Interior Ministry declares Moussavi's protest rally illegal Tehran - Iran's Interior Ministry has declared a planned protest rally led by opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi as illegal, state-run radio reported Monday.

Moussavi had invited his supporters for a peaceful rally on Monday that would start at Tehran University and end at Freedom Square where he also planned to hold a speech.

Moussavi accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Interior Ministry of fraud in the presidential election, and insists that he was the rightful winner.

If the rally is held without the ministry's permission, the police would be authorized to break it up.(dpa)