Islamic Revolutionary Court
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Islamic Revolutionary Court[1] is a special court in the Islamic Republic of Iran designed to eliminate those suspected of wanting to overthrow the Islamic regime. This revolutionary court[2] started its work after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and remains in place as of 2006.
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[edit] Jurisdiction
According to the government site, the Court's jurisdictions are as follows,[3]
- All of the offenses against the internal and external security of the Country, combating and behaving in a corruptly manner on the earth.
- Uttering slander against the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Honorable Leader.
- Conspiracy against the Islamic Republic of Iran or carrying arms[4], use of terrorism, destruction of building against the Islamic Republic.
- Engaging in espionage for aliens.
- All crimes involving smugglings and narcotic items.
- The cases pertinent to Article 49[5] of the Constitution.
It also tries non-clerical government employees who do no necessarily advocate an armed revolution.[6] It holds kangaroo trials that are not public, though sometimes certain information becomes disclosed at the discretion of the government. There is no jury, and a single judge decide the matter at hand.
[edit] Infamy
The Islamic Revolutionary Court is infamous for having executed thousands of secularists and communists in the 1980s.
[edit] References and notes
- ^ http://www.house.gov/pitts/initiatives/humanrights/prisoners/bahaii2iran.htm
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ir.html
- ^ http://www.iranjudiciary.org/courts-revolutionarycourts-en.html
- ^ This is because no one that is not affiliated with the government is allowed to bear arms. This Court takes care of private arms-bearers.
- ^ Article 49 [Confiscation] of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- ^ Iranian Cartoonist will be Tried in the Islamic Revolutionary Court
[edit] See also
- Special Clerical Court
- Enemies of Islam
- Freedom of speech in Iran
[edit] External links
- Human Rights Watch Condemns Killing Of Iranian Civilians June 3, 1998
- Zan CENSORED 6 April 1999