Ayatollah Heydari, referring to the actions of the judiciary in the fight against corruption, said, “Dealing with the corrupters, especially important individuals, is a source of hope and shows the general health of the Islamic system.” RNA – In an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency, Ayatollah Mohsen Heydari, the representative of the people of Khuzestan province in the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership, explained that the existence of corrupt elements and financial, economic and moral corruption in any system (divine and non-divine, democratic and dictatorial) is natural and noted, “We say that naturalness is because human beings are trapped in carnal pleasures, lust and greed and that any of these individuals may be seen in the body of such a system.”
The Iranian scholar said, “Because the divine system is righteous and healthy, it reacts as soon as it sees corruption so that it can get rid of the filthy tumours of corruption. This characteristic shows the difference between the divine system and the non-divine system.”
He pointed out that during the time of the Messenger of God [Muhammad] there were corrupt people in the Islamic system and clarified, “The Holy Prophet dealt with such people. During the caliphate of Imam Ali, we also witnessed that he dealt with corrupt people, but in non-divine systems, there is no procedure to deal with corruption.”
Ayatollah Heydari said, “Since the nature of non-divine systems is often corruption, there is no incentive to deal with minor cases of corruption unless they pursue the issue of corruption in line with the eradication of some people.”
His Eminence stated that corrupt regimes have accepted and nurtured corruption and have no negative feedback on it and added, “Since the Islamic system has divine roots, it has proven since its inception that whenever it notices corruption, it will deal severely with it in all faculties, even the clergy.”
Ayatollah Heydari continued, “In the Islamic system, the corrupt are held accountable in whatever clothes and position they are in, although the encounters and inquiries suffer from severity and weakness.”
His Eminence added, “When the head of one of the faculties is a revolutionary, he is definitely more sensitive to corruption and shows a quick reaction and we are currently witnessing such reactions in the judiciary.”
He said, “Dealing with cases of corruption shows that the body and system of the Islamic system are healthy but the cases of corruption that infiltrated it must be dealt with.”
Ayatollah Heydari stated, “Dealing with the corrupters, especially important individuals, is a source of hope and shows the general health of the Islamic system.”
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