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.

1 Jurisdiction
2 Infamy
3 References and notes
4 See also
5 External links

[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.