A councilspokesman, AbbasAli Kadkhodaei, was quotedonthestateTVwebsite as saying the investigationshowed more voteshad beencastthan there were registeredvoters in theseconstituencies.
No explanation was given for his disqualification, but Guardian Council spokesman AbbasAli Kadkhodai had suggested it would disqualify the 78 year old because he would be unlikely to cope with the demands of the presidency.
Inmates - or rather 'guests', as the Dubai prison chief has insisted they should be called - will be housed in double rooms with "televisions, proper toilets, central air conditioning and other top class facilities", prison chief Brigadier AbbasAli told the BBC.