Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 24, 1988

I reached the parliament at half past eight in the morning. I read the reports until ten o'clock. Finally, it was announced that the downed American plane had an accident due to wear and tear and was not a sabotage. Mr. [Ahmad] Zargar came and gave a report on the [performance] of the court [combating corruption and] corruption. Mr. Javad Larijani came. He gave the report of the trip to European countries and negotiated about my trip. I said it is better to go after winter. Engineer Kazemi came and brought a plan for the development of housing construction.

The mother of Anis, a Lebanese painter who is imprisoned in Paris, came and pleaded for her son's release. His brother Mohammad Saleh Shahid was also with him. Martyr Muhammad Saleh's wife wanted to communicate with Efat, so I told him to call. I gave them five hundred dollars and one coin and two volumes of the Quran; She is a worn-out old woman. Her husband also died and lives in the house of her other son in the UAE. Apparently, the French told him that if Iran insists, Anis will be released.

In the afternoon, the army commanders came and asked for their budget. In the evening, Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Nazaran [head of the POW Affairs Commission] came. The prisoners and other issues of the army were discussed. The night of the meeting of the heads of forces was at the Prime Minister's office. Discussions were held on the celebration of the anniversary of the revolution, the fight against negativity and obscenity, and the current issues of the country. I arrived home at half past ten.