Kashan, June 1, IRNA -- Deputy Minister of Science, Research and
Technology for Students Affairs Gholamreza Zarifian on Tuesday
expressed concern about continued summoning of students to courts.
Speaking at a ceremony to honor academic figures of Kashan
University, he voiced grievances about "worrying process the Judiciary
has been involved since the beginning of new Iranian year by summoning
students to courts".
According to approval of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC),
any charge against students should first be examined by the 'Campus
Disciplinary Committee'.
He said that under the current circumstances, the students refrain
from getting involved in political activities.
Political activities had had no place in universities and other
academic centers for two decades until Supreme Leader of the Islamic
Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei attended Tehran University
four years ago and advised the students to take stance on political
matters and criticize weak points to remove shortcomings.
The Supreme Leader said that university students are the
enlightening corps of the community and their political activities
would serve public interests leading to a lively society.