Head of Judiciary: The law is applied equally to all without discrimination

According to the Judiciary’s Media Center, Mohseni Ejei stated in the session: “Over the past four years, I have emphasized to the heads of the thirteenth and fourteenth governments that they should exercise utmost care in selecting managers and, once appointed, delegate the necessary authorities to them. This approach, especially for governors and provincial managers who are well-versed in their regions’ issues, is highly effective. A few days ago, I told the President that there’s no need to undertake comprehensive reforms in this area immediately; it’s enough to delegate five transferable authorities to governors as a first step and observe the results later.”

Addressing the critical issue of security, he said: “Ensuring and consolidating security is a fundamental principle. We must achieve security comprehensively. We cannot remain indifferent or passive toward social anomalies and cultural issues, as some of these disrupt the public’s psychological security.”

The Head of the Judiciary added: “Those who undermine societal psychological security through false or inappropriate statements and spreading rumors will undoubtedly face decisive and legal action. It’s not ideal to open judicial cases for many individuals, but we will do so if necessary. We are compelled to initiate judicial proceedings when individuals persist in disrupting psychological security. Our actions will undoubtedly be impartial. We cannot excuse one person for causing psychological insecurity while demanding prosecution for another saying similar things. The law is the same for everyone and is applied without discrimination.”

Referring to the Judiciary’s measures to fully support productive investments, the Chief Justice said: “We have clearly stated that we differentiate between a corrupt individual, a mistaken person, and a struggling investor or producer, and we do not treat them the same. Everyone must support an investor or producer who has fallen due to market fluctuations, helping them recover and resume their business. A mistaken person who did not act intentionally or aim to disrupt the country should be assisted to make amends. However, the case of a corrupt individual is different. We must deal with corrupt individuals decisively, without leniency or discrimination. We reiterate that if a government official or agent is involved in corruption, our response will be harsher and more severe.”

Mohseni Ejei noted: “We have repeatedly emphasized that institutions should not wait for external oversight bodies to detect corruption. Their own inspections and security units should take the lead in identifying corruption.”

He concluded: “We must fulfill the promises we make to the people. If we cannot do something, we should not make promises to the public.”