Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - July 11, 2001 - Akbar Hashemi's Account of Ayatollah Khamenei's Agreement with Sheikh Ahmad Jannati's Proposal to Establish a Jurisprudential Advisory Council Led by Seyyed Hassan Taheri Khorram Abadi

Akbar Hashemi's account of Ayatollah Khamenei's agreement with Sheikh Ahmad Jannati's proposal to establish a Jurisprudential Advisory Council led by Seyyed Hassan Taheri Khorram Abadi and the necessity for the approval of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic for the establishment of this internal advisory council within the Guardian Council.

Full Text of the Daily Entry:

The time was spent resting and reading at home. I cleaned the pool with a vacuum. We did not have any important news. The Friday Prayer leaders are protesting against the disarray in the country. Today, in Palestine, more than 100 people have been injured by Israeli soldiers, and the atmosphere is tense. In Indonesia, [Abdurrahman Wahid], the President, has warned the parliament that if they do not withdraw from the impeachment by next week, he will declare a state of emergency and dissolve the parliament.

It was announced that the leadership has agreed to Mr. [Ahmad] Jannati's proposal, the Secretary of the Guardian Council, to establish a Jurisprudential Advisory Council headed by Mr. [Seyyed Hassan] Taheri Khorram Abadi to assist the [Guardian] Council. The establishment of the advisory council is good, but it does not require the approval of the Supreme Leader, and the Guardian Council could have taken action on its own.

Fati and her family members went to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.