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Ayatollah Montazeri: no pious court can try someone based on
these confessions
Grand Ayatollah Montazeri issued a statement today regarding recent trials, condemning forced
confessions and other human rights abuses:
With complete surprise and regret, our dear and suffering people are witnessing the broadcasting of unlawful
and immoral interviews by their captive love ones; those who have been detained for more than 40 days and
some of them have become martyrs.
These confessions, which have unfortunately been common in the Islamic Republic for years and have been
taken in illegal prisons under abnormal conditions by threatening and deceiving the prisoner, cutting off his
relationship with realities of the society, and by imposing physical and psychological pressures, are completely
against the law and religion and are considered to be “major sins...” The overseers and executor of these must
be tried and punished. . . One the other hand, no pious court can try and sentence someone based on these
confessions and interviews. [ ...I
In addition, breaking experienced figures that were influential in the revolution and establishing the regime for
illusive and cowardly excuses is another “major sin,” the consequence of which will eventually befalls on the
perpetrators. People ask what kind of a regime is this where its former high ranking authorities in the
government and parliament, who had an effective role in creating the regime, are being charged with treason?
Again, I advise the decision-makers and those involved. . . to compensate people for violations of their rights,
regain their confidence and do something so satisfy the people; instead of further committing atrocities after
they have imprisoned hundreds of protesting people...
Why do they do things that make people compare their courts with courts of Stalin and Saddam and other
dictators? Why rulers who claim Shi'ism and adherence to Imam Ali act contrary to the commands of that
Prophet regarding taking confessions in prison with the use of threats and force?
It is certain that getting and broadcasting these interviews and forced confessions, not only will this not solve
any of this country's major problems, it will also increase mistrust and anger among the people, deepen the
current crisis of the Islamic Republic, and weaken its position in the world more than before. According to the
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Constitution, the country belongs to all people and they have the right to express their views by peaceful
assembly and even via radio and television. Why does radio and television only belongs to the rulers? And why
people's peaceful gatherings, is followed by clubs, detention, and torture and so-called trials?
In the end, with a sorrowful heart I express my sympathy to mourning families who lost their youth in the events
following the elections. . . and ask for immediate release of all prisoners of recent events and punishment of those
responsible...
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