Upon arrival in Poland he was contacted twice a week and asked to report on opposition activities.
He has spent most of the years since 1988 imprisoned by the state for his opposition activities.
He was also named as the head of the security committee in the province to monitor and suppress the opposition activities.
However, like most politicians of the time, his opposition activities did not hinder his political career.
Two men from Zaire said they feared arrest for opposition political activities at home.
But American officials said his role in the covert program for the elections was to distribute money to others involved in opposition political activities.
Moreover, opposition activities within Iran can result in detention.
Coverage of opposition activities has been curbed, and three satirical programs were taken off the air.
In 2001, when he was 81 years old, he was again arrested for his opposition activities.
No one known to have been involved in opposition activities in Haiti was included.