Exclusive - Corruption Under the Guise of Fighting Corruption and a Publicity Stunt with the Support of a Special Command Center / Could It Get Any Better?

The publication of documents related to the corrupt Omidieh gang and the efforts of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, as well as the Baghiyatollah Command Center under the leadership of General Mohammad Ali Jafari, provided in writing to members of the gang in the Supreme Court, especially to Mohammadreza Aghajeri—do you remember that?

The process of referring and transferring their corruption cases from the Khuzestan Provincial Judiciary to Tehran's criminal courts following the suggestion of the Judicial Inspection Office—do you remember that too?

The illegal and unprecedented ruling of the Omidieh Security Council to force the current mayor of Omidieh to re-sign a contract with Mohammadreza Sharifat, the former mayor of Omidieh—do you recall that as well?

Now, pay closer attention to the interesting references and the application of the "Dara’ rule" under Article 120 of the Islamic Penal Code and Article 37 of the Constitution in another case transferred for Mohammadreza Sharifat, the former mayor of Omidieh, by the judges of Branch 69 of the Tehran Appeals Court, leading to his acquittal.

These are, of course, just small examples of dealing with corruption in the Islamic Republic—the rest is obvious.

If only the judges of the judiciary would apply the Dara’ rule and the principle of presumption of innocence equally to all litigants.