Not all judges are corrupt: Iran's Judiciary chief
Source: Mehr News Agency, TehranJudiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has said it is not fair to say that all judges are corrupt. Larijani made the remarks on Wednesday in response to an MP, who recently said that all judges receive bribes.
"We do not deny the existence of corruption" because humans
are fallible, but it is not fair to say all judges are corrupt and that lawmaker
should present his evidence to prove his claims, he added.
Response to remarks
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the Guardian Council secretary, recently said the
Judiciary does not cooperate with the police in many cases.
Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani
Ayatollah Larijani said that a police officer is not a judge
and making judgments has always been the responsibility of the Judiciary.
It is unfortunate that some of the country's high-ranking officials express
their views based on what they read in newspapers, he added.
"We know that there are some problems in the judicial system, but the Judiciary
and the administration should not be undermined," he stated.
The Judiciary chief also said all sex offenders and armed robbers should be
aware that their crimes will be considered moharebeh (enmity against God) and
within one month, their dossiers will be examined and they will undoubtedly be
hung.
Officials should show tolerance toward journalists: Majlis Speaker
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said that administrations should show tolerance toward the media if the "official corruption" is to be curbed."dministrations should show tolerance toward the monitoring role of the media and know that strong media outlets can contribute to the soundness of the cultural, economic, and administrative systems," Larijani said at the closing ceremony of a conference held in Tehran on fighting "official corruption".
Larijani added that journalists can compel officials to account for their actions, but false brouhaha should not be created over the issue of "official corruption".
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