Judiciary » Important recommendations of Hojjat-ul-Islam wal-Muslimin Mohseni Ajaei regarding the interaction of judicial authorities with bailiffs

According to the General Directorate of Public Relations of the Judiciary, Hojjatul Islam wal Muslimin Mohseni Azhei, today (Tuesday, July 14) while visiting the Holy Martyr Prosecutor’s Office – Security Crimes – Tehran, in the gathering of judges and employees of this prosecutor’s office, while pointing out the virtue of the month of Dhul Hijjah, said: On the merit and honor of Dhul-Hijjah, we ask God to help us to recognize the truth and stand against internal and external devils.

Referring to the value of sincere action in the way of God, the head of the judicial system stated: Nothing helps us and solves knots as much as sincere action; Sometimes a sincere act in the way of God and taking a step for God has such goodness and blessing that thousands of actions do not have that much goodness and blessing.

The head of the judiciary further pointed to the importance and necessity of establishing security in human societies and the role of competent judicial authorities in helping to ensure the security of the society and said: If a society is deprived of the blessing of security and peace, the achievements of that society in other areas will also be wasted. will be Without security, categories and indicators such as mental health and economic development and progress will not be realized in the society.

Taking advantage of the expertise, experiences, and facilities of judicial officers in the legal framework, as well as monitoring their behavior, including the constant orders and emphasis of the head of the judiciary to the competent judicial officials, especially the prosecutor’s office; A statement that was also emphasized by His Holiness during the recent meeting of the Revolutionary Leader with the authorities and judicial officials; The head of the judiciary has also repeatedly pointed out the serious duty and responsibility of the judicial authorities regarding the supervision of the work of officers and experts, as well as the verification of all stages of the trial process, including the names of the accused.

Accordingly, in his meeting today with the officials and employees of the Security Crimes Prosecutor’s Office, the Head of the Judiciary made important recommendations to the officials and relevant judicial officials regarding the way of monitoring and interacting with the bailiffs and said: the competent judicial officials and especially the prosecutor’s office officials should take advantage of From the expertise, possibilities and legal responsibilities of the bailiffs in the serious matter of discovering the crime and prosecuting the accused, they should pay attention to the important point that the judge is responsible for the judicial investigation of the case, and he is the one who is responsible for the case according to law and custom; Based on this, the bailiff should be next to the judge and help him in the process of handling the case.

Hojjat-ul-Islam wal-Muslimin Mohseni Ajeei further stated: The knowledge of the judicial authority about the bailiff and the characteristics and dimensions of his personality and work is a very important issue, and this knowledge is achieved over time.

In this regard, he said: In the judicial process, while collecting information and discovering the crime, we must also take a special look at the training and guidance of the accused. In the first way, it is the same in the case of bailiffs, and this guiding and educational approach of the accused and convicted in bailiffs should also be given special attention.

Paying full attention to Shari’a and legal standards in conducting investigations, inspections, arrests and interrogations and special supervision of the work of the officers in these areas were among the emphasis of the head of justice to the prosecutor’s office officials.

The head of the judicial system further emphasized to the officials of the prosecutor’s office that they should not simply ignore issues such as the lack of minutes of the bailiff’s meeting regarding the various stages of the inspection, and if a bailiff, after the permission of the judicial authority and in compliance with the legal standards, conducts an inspection or seizes objects from accused and did not organize the necessary action regarding the minutes of the meeting, follow up the matter in detail; Because the lack of meeting minutes of inspection cases from the bailiff’s area is the cause of problems and corruption and is also dangerous for the bailiff himself.

The Head of the Judiciary, of course, emphasized to the relevant judicial officials, especially the prosecutor’s office officials, that they must take into consideration the expert opinions of the bailiffs in the process of handling the case and investigating the accused or the accused.

The Head of the Judiciary continued to emphasize the importance and necessity of collecting evidence and documents related to the charge against the person before the stage of summoning and arresting him and said: We should ask the bailiff as much as possible before the stage of inspection and arresting the person, in relation to the collection. evidences, documents and documents related to assigning charges to the person, and even if possible, the person should not be arrested first and then proceed to acquire the accusatory evidence.

He also addressed the prosecutor’s office officials and said: In the course of the orders you issue to the bailiffs, you should be careful that, as much as possible, the information about the charge attributed to the person reaches you before he is arrested. Of course, in some cases it is not possible to realize this, but your effort should be to consider this as much as possible.

Monitoring the condition of the detainee and disobeying him from the place of detention without prior notice was another recommendation of the judge to the prosecutor’s office officials; In this regard, the Head of the Judiciary stated: Judges and investigators who issue temporary arrest orders have a legal and shari’a responsibility and must supervise the various stages of the investigation without prior notice while the accused person is in custody. visit the condition of the accused and note that the presence of the accused in the custody of the bailiff does not relieve the Shariah and legal responsibilities of the issuing judge.

Another recommendation that Hojjat-ul-Islam Wal-Muslimeen Mohseni Ajeei made during his speech today to the officials and employees of the Security Crimes Prosecutor’s Office was the importance of treating the families of the accused with respect and kindness. In this regard, the judge said: The issue of respectful treatment of the families of the accused and prisoners and giving them time to meet with their family members is a very important issue. It should be noted that in many cases, the prisoner’s family is not on the same path as him and was against the path taken by him.

The head of the judiciary also emphasized that after the arrest of a person, his family should be informed, and said: We are responsible for explaining the charges to the accused, but in some cases, the family of the accused is arrested, which can be clarified by being informed. It helps to clarify some aspects of the case or to convince the detained family member through the verbal influence he has on him. It is also necessary to inform his family if the accused is arrested on the street or in a place other than a residential house.

In the end, referring to the importance of the interaction between the judicial authorities and the law enforcement officers in the matter of establishing and improving security and dealing with organized crimes, the head of the judiciary emphasized to the officials of the prosecutor’s office: in dealing with people who deprive people of peace and security in various ways They put the society at risk, it should be done with the utmost speed, accuracy and seriousness.

Also, the deputy prosecutor of Tehran and the head of the security crimes prosecutor’s office announced the significant and noticeable reduction in the number of elderly cases over the past year, as well as the electronic notification of about 100% of votes in all branches of this prosecutor’s office. One month is determined.

Hojjat-ul-Islam wal-Muslimeen Mohseni Ajei, after giving a speech to the officials and employees of the Security Crimes Prosecutor’s Office, visited different parts of this prosecutor’s office.

The Head of the Judiciary, while visiting the execution branches of the Prosecutor’s Office, followed up on some cases that had been delayed and inquired about the reason for the delay in handling them.

The head of the judiciary also examined the cases involving prisoners in this judicial unit and specifically studied several of these cases and issued appropriate orders regarding them.

Examining and studying the archived cases, as well as some cases that were recently challenged in the higher judicial authority and referred to the prosecutor’s office, was another part of the Chief Justice’s visit to the Security Crimes Prosecutor’s Office.

The Head of the Judiciary also spoke to several clients of the Security Prosecutor’s Office directly and without intermediaries and was informed about their issues and problems.

A sincere conversation with the employees of the 33rd District Prosecutor’s Office and getting information about their legal status and work history was another part of the Chief Justice’s visit to this prosecutor’s office. The officials of the Shahid Moghaddis Prosecutor’s Office pointed to the night work and outside office hours of the employees of this Prosecutor’s Office and their low salaries.

Hojjatul-Islam wal-Muslimeen Mohseni Ajei also talked with a number of the accused during this visit; Two of these defendants were members of an organized forgery gang through stolen checks; The members of this gang used to steal several thousands of checks from people’s houses and cars in different cities and tried to fake their signatures and sold these checks for two to three million tomans. The financial transactions of some members of the said gang were over one billion Tomans per month.

During the conversation with two of the defendants in this case, the head of the judiciary learned about their criminal activities as well as their job and family status.