Ayatollah Tavakkol:‎

Ayatollah Raesi can ‘undoubtedly be effective in the transformation of the judiciary’‎

Rasa – The representative of Mazandaran in the Assembly of Experts ‎said, “Ayatollah Raeisi ‎is a positive, pious, moderate person and said, “He can undoubtedly be effective in the ‎transformation of the judiciary and a powerful beginning will ensue for this effective faculty.”‎

News ID: 443891

Date: 14 March 2019 - 08:09

RNA – In an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency, Ayatollah Sayyed Rahim Tavakkol ‎‎referred to the valuable services of Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli-Larijani as the Chief Justice ‎of Iran ‎and said, “He was successful in his work and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution ‎‎[Ayatollah Khamenei] didn’t object to his work.”‎
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Expressing that the work of the judiciary must be carried out in a modern manner, the ‎representative of the people of Mazandaran province in the Assembly of Experts ‎stated, ‎‎“The Supreme Leader has therefore appointed Ayatollah Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi to the post ‎of the Chief Justice in order to carry out the work of this faculty in a modern manner.‎
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He stated that Ayatollah Raeisi is a positive, moderate and humble person who has a long ‎and brilliant history in the judiciary and noted, “Considering that the Supreme Leader has also ‎considered him as a successful person in important matters, undoubtedly, he will be able to ‎contribute to the transformation of the judiciary and a powerful beginning will ensue for this ‎effective faculty.”‎

Ayatollah Tavakkol ‎focused on the services of Ayatollah Raeisi as the custodian of the Astan ‎Quds Razavi, the foundation that manages the shrine of Imam al-Ridha in Mashhad, pointing ‎out that his efficiency in this post indicates his success in important posts and added, “He did ‎a good job in the short time that he held this post and no one had done any of these ‎activities before him. He’s devout, modest and someone who performs the night prayers ‎and we hope he will resolutely do his work in the judicial branch and as the Chief Justice ‎and ‎fight corruption.”‎

Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Ayatollah Raeisi ‎to the post through an official decree on ‎March 7th, naming him as the successor to Ayatollah Amoli-Larijani, who served in the post ‎for more than nine years.‎

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