(29.06.1998)
tehran, june 28, irna -- "the judiciary branch is one of the
efficient organs of the government, the basis of national order and discipline, guarantor
of security and justice and the enforcer of law," the leader of the islamic
revolution and supreme religious jurisprudent, grand ayatollah Seyyid Ali Khamenei
said here sunday. the leader further stressed, "consequently, it is not permitted to
weaken the judiciary branch as the responsibility assigned to that power is vital and
sensitive in nature." "as decisions made by the judicial power leave subsequent
effects in the rest of the government institutions, it is necessary that those who have
responsibilities in the judiciary system, act in accordance to the norms of
sincerity, trustworthiness, chasteness, preciseness judiciousness and dispense their judgment in
firmness," ayatollah Khamenei stated.
warning the political factions and the press, the supreme religious
jurisprudent stressed, "one of the ways to create mistrust and suspicion in the
hearts of people against the judiciary system is to spread rumors and to issue baseless
irresponsible statements against that sovereign legal institution." "justice and
fair handedness are the two most important criteria in the islamic community and that the
social order is based on justice," the leader of the islamic revolution
elucidated.
the grand ayatollah further pointed out, "injustice breeds
swindlers, embezzlers and profiteers." "consequently, the judiciary branch with
the help of the executive branch are instructed to look for those who have accumulated
wealth illegitimately," the leader recommended. ayatollah Khamenei then advised
the judiciary branch to stand firm against the criminals as the honor, dignity and respect
of the that system is based on dispensation of precise justice in the community. the
leader of the islamic revolution was speaking to the top judiciary officials and the
families of the martyrs of the seventh of tir when seventy two of the best and the
brightest iranian officials attained martyrdom in an explosion at the islamic republic
party headquarters on june 28, 1981.
Monday 22 June 1998
Tehran - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei in a
message released minutes after the victory of Iranian football team over
U.S. in the World Cup 98 in France congratulated the Iranian team and the
nation. The leader in his message told the Iranian players that their
courageous and fair play which brought victory over the U.S. team was a
beautiful image of Iranian nation's endeavours in every field of their
revolutionary life. The leader added that such a sincere effort imbued
with intelligence and power, echoed the unique endeavours of the nation
during the Islamic Revolution as well as in the imposed war. The leader
noted that tonight once again the arrogant enemy suffered the bitter taste
of defeat. The leader wished joy and happiness for the victorious players
who brought mirth and gladness to
the Iranian people.
(21.06.1998)
tehran, june 21, irna -- leader of the islamic revolution ayatollah Ali
Khamenei sent a message of condolences over the assassination of grand ayatollah
sheikh mirza ali gharavi tabrizi. sinful hands in iraq once again committed a heinous
crime and martyred ayatollah mirza ali gharavi tabrizi, one of the grand jurisprudents and
religious authorities, in holy najaf, read the message. it said that enemies of islam have
now turned to the esteemed seminary in najaf, which is the grand and everlasting patronage
of jurisprudence, and attempt in vain to deal a blow on these exalted virtues. martyrdom
of the grand ayatollah who had spent his blessed life in purifying principles of
sharia,
soon after the martyrdom of ayatollah boroujerdi, indicates to the vicious plot against
guardians of the shi'ite sanctuary, read the leader's message. but, it stressed, this is
not something to which the noble iranian nation and muslims throughout the shi'ite world
would remain indifferent.
the martyred ayatollah was an asset of najaf seminary as well as one of
the prominent ulema of all the seminaries, read the message, adding that he was among
grand religious authorities. ''i seriously request the iraqi government to realize its
responsibility towards such a tragic incident and undertake its islamic, humanitarian and
international duties in dealing with two incidents and relieve iranian nation, the
shi'ites and all muslims concerned about flag bearers of islamic sharia from
anxiety,''
the message said.
the leader expressed his deep condolences over the martyrdom of the
grand ayatollah and a number of his relatives and prayed for the consolidation and
strength of najaf seminary. meanwhile, in a statement on the same occasion, the leader's
office announced that on behalf of the leader a special mourning ceremony will be held at
a'zam mosque in qom this evening.
(11.6.1998)
amol, mazandaran prov., june 11, irna -- the leader of the islamic
revolution, ayatollah Seyyid Ali Khamenei said on thursday that unity and following
the guidance of islam and holy quran are the two principles for the progressive process of
the islamic revolution. addressing tens of thousands of mazandarani people who had
gathered to welcome the leader, ayatollah Khamenei said the city of amol is a
stronghold of islam and shi'ites thanks to the services of two renowned religious
scholars, ayatollah hassan-zadeh amoli and ayatollah javadi amoli. the two
ayatollahs,
born in amol, are instructors of the theological school of qom.
the supreme leader recalled the bright record of amoli people during
the islamic revolution and eight years of sacred defense (1980s) and said the amoli people
stood against the counter-revolutionaries and turned the city into a bastion of islam and
revolution. in 1981 a group of armed counter-revolutionaries attempted to capture the
city's public buildings and create chaos in the city. the
people took up arms and managed to capture the terrorists. some
civilians were martyred in the clashes. the supreme leader said the islamic administration
in iran is a blessing from the almighty thanks to the aspiration of the sacred personality
of the late imam Khomeini.
elsewhere in his address, ayatollah Khamenei said the enemies of
the revolution are trying in vain to make the nation forget the main enemies and sow
discord among them. the leader said an independent and free nation is one that is capable
of standing on its own feet and tread the right path with unity. the iranian nation has
done so in the past 19 years (since the establishment of the islamic republic) and has
made great achievements despite the harmful plots of the world arrogance, ayatollah
Khamenei said. the leader recommended the youth to meditate on the will of the late
imam, calling on the nation to resort to islam and solidarity and not to neglect the
enemy, as the two major points mentioned in late imam's will. the enemy does not always
penetrate through geographical borders, sometimes it may infiltrate through the cultural
borders, something which requires more care on the part of the people to deal with it the
supreme leader said.
the leader arrived in amol at 9:50 hours local times (5:00
gmt) and was
accorded warm welcome by the mazandarani people. the crowd of people lining up the stree
four kilometers to greet the leader caused the leader's motorcade to stop several time on
its way to shahid chamran stadium, the venue for the meeting. the young population and
revolutionary mazandarani citizens encircled the car carrying ayatollah Khamenei.
leader's illness not
serious
tehran, june 6, irna -1998- the office of the leader of the islamic
revolution, ayatollah ali khamenei, on.saturday issued a statement
reporting on the health condition of the leader.
the Statement stressed that the leader's illness is not serious, and
thanked the people as well as religious and political personalities for
their concern. 1'we would like to report that the illness is not serious
and per the doctors' opinion, thanks god there is no cause for concern and
with reduced activity and enough rest, recovery is definitely in order.''
following the leader's speech at imam khomeini' s mausoleura last
thursday, where he seemed somewhat weak and delivered a rather short
speech, calls had poured into the leader's office by well-wishers
inquiring about his health.
(4.6.1998.)
tehran, june 4, irna - the leader of the islamic revolution, ayatollah
ali khamenei, here on thursday said that the iranian nation has whole-heartedly maintained
its loyalty to the ideals of the founder of the islamic republic, the late imam
khomeini.
addressing the huge crowd at imam's mausoleum on the occasion of his ninth departure
anniversary, the leader said that nine years after imam's departure, his thoughts go on
living and the iranian nation has remained loyal to his ideals. the leader said that the
1979 islamic revolution became victorious
due to the many sacrifices by the poor and the youth, adding
''the
iranian youth was responsible for making iran victorious in the long imposed war.'' if
there is another threat against the revolution, the faithful and revolutionary youth would
enter the scene, thus there can't be any doubts about the youth's devotion to
islam, the
leader added. ayatollah khamenei referred to the late imam's will as a valuable document
for the iranian nation, adding ''all people should learn imam's words and ponder them so
not to go astray in understanding imam's ideals.''
''today the hearts of the government and the nation including the
president, the majlis deputies, the judiciary officials, other high ranking officials of
the country and the people in universities and seminaries, beat for islam. the masses are
all supportive of the islamic revolution and all this has brought the islamic republic a
special respect and status in the eyes of the world.'' the leader further stressed the
important role of islam in bringing about the revolution, in the successful defense of the
country against the aggressors and also during the construction era, adding ''the iranian
nation will not relinquish islam and the
country's officials are also devoted to the faith. ''without a
doubt,
islam will display its effectiveness in economic and cultural fields.'' the
country, with
the huge popular support, would continue on its sacred path, and as long as islam and the
unity is prevalent, the u.s., zionists and the defeated enemies would not be able to harm
this nation, the leader stressed.
leader observes mourning
ceremony in memory of imam khomeini
tehran, 1998 june 2, irna — the office of the leader of the islamic
revolution, ayatollah seyed-ali khamenei, said in a press release here
today that the leader would observe a mourning ceremony in memory of imam
khomeini on the ninth anniversary of his departure wednesday. the
communiqué also paid tribute to imam khomeini and hoped that the people
would renew their covenant with the lofty aspirations of imam khomeini on
the ninth anniversary of his departure.
tehran, 1998 june 1, irna •— six majlis deputies gave their views on
the recent guidelines of the supreme leader of the islamic revolution,
ayatollah ali khamenei, to majlis deputies. deputy from qom and member of
the presiding board of the majlis, seyed taha hashemi, said there
currently exist a movement in the country which aims to sow seeds of
discord among the revolution loyalists. being on top of the issues of
muslim world, the leader well recognized these mysterious hands, he added.
the leader, in his guidelines, called on all political factions and
committed forces to minimize their differences of views and concentrate on
solving people's problems, hashemi said. deputy from qarchak and varamin,
mohammad qomi said the leader called for unity amongst all groups and
further urged them to refrain from aggrevating disputes and to help each
other to safeguard the achievements of the revolution.
qomi who is member of the presiding board of the majma-e hezbollah (hezbollah
assembly) of the majlis said majlis deputies and all government officials
should now focus on defending values of the islamic revolution.
another parliamentarian hosseinali qassemzadeh, from babol in northerh
iran, said that ayatollah khamenei stressed in his statements that
deputies should pay Special attention to problems in the society.
stressing that all forces believe in the values and principles of islam
and. the islamic revolution, he said the leader underscored the need for
more sincere relations between the legislative and executive branches in
order to advance the goals of the islamic republic and the revolution.
deputy from tehran, mohsen mojtahed shabestari said as explained by the
leader, the issue of right or left wing is not important at present. what
is important is Stands towards values and this should be considered as a
yardstick. seyyed ali akbar musavi hosseini, deputy from tehran, said the
leader drew attention of the deputies to the real purpose of their Jobs
which is satisfying allah, the almighty and serving the people. morteza
nabavi, another deputy from tehran, said the supreme leader stressed the
importance of safeguarding the values and that at this juneture, stance
vis-a-vis the islamic values should be the sole criterion for any
divisions.