/The diaries of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - October 17, 2002

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They showed a film of the poor conditions in prisons, which made the session tense. They asked the judges to issue fewer prison sentences.

They showed a film of the poor conditions in prisons, which made the meeting tense. They asked the judges to give fewer prison sentences. I gave a detailed speech and said that the judiciary should fulfill its duty of preventing crime, and I considered the lack of coordination between the three branches of government to be the main problem in the country.

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In the morning, we went to the IRIB International Conference Hall for a seminar for judges in Tehran. Mr. [Abbas Ali] Alizadeh, [the Chief Justice of Tehran Province], gave a welcome speech and gave a report on the work, and mentioned the problems of the shortage of judges, the lack of credit, the building, and the prison. They showed a film of the poor state of the prisons, which made the meeting tense. They asked the judges to issue fewer prison sentences. I gave a detailed speech and said that the judicial system should fulfill its duty of preventing crime, and I considered the lack of coordination between the three branches of government to be the main problem in the country.

I went to the Kushk office. The debate over government bills continues with bitterness. The [UN] Security Council failed to reach an agreement on [authorizing military action against] Iraq and the meeting ended without a result. In Afghanistan, a US military base was attacked. In Pakistan, a US drone was shot down and the Jhangvi group claimed responsibility for the Pakistani bombings. It was announced that the Iraqi people had voted 100 percent for Saddam in a referendum for another seven years. The US and Britain do not accept this.

In the Philippines, two bombs killed five and injured 144. In Palestine, Israeli killings continue. Israel calls Bush the best supporter of Israel in American history. The United States announces that North Korea has admitted to a secret program to develop nuclear weapons. Anti-globalization protesters in Italy and 20 other countries have called for the closure of American McDonald's restaurants.