Ahmad Tavakoli: Actions of Tehran Prosecutor Create Issues for the System

Ahmad Tavakoli, a principlist figure and former member of parliament, stated on Tuesday, December 8, regarding the issuance of an arrest warrant for Mahmoud Sadeghi, a reformist representative from Tehran, "These actions by the Tehran prosecutor create issues for the system and expose the judiciary to public opinion." According to Tasnim, Tavakoli emphasized, "These actions are not in the interest of the prosecutor or the judiciary." Mahmoud Sadeghi, a member of the Hope faction in parliament, reported on Sunday, December 7, that agents had come to arrest him "in violation of the law governing the oversight of parliament members" as he was returning home, but he managed to reach inside his house. Nevertheless, on Tuesday, Sadeghi announced that the warrant for his arrest had been canceled. However, hours later, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, the Tehran prosecutor, stated that the arrest warrant for this Tehran representative remains "in effect." Meanwhile, Ahmad Tavakoli commented on Tuesday regarding the attempts to arrest this member of the Hope faction, saying, "Unfortunately, for some time now, the Tehran prosecutor has been taking actions that lack legal legitimacy." He added, "Mahmoud Sadeghi is a representative of the people, and regardless of who he represents and his inclinations, utmost respect should be shown to his status, and according to the explicit text of the country's constitution, the arrest of a parliament member must be done with the knowledge of the Speaker of Parliament, which in this case did not happen." This former parliament member further stated that the opinions of the Supervisory Board on the Conduct of Representatives are binding, and the law specifies that if a judge pursues a representative without consulting this board due to their statements, they have committed a crime. Tavakoli asserted, "If the prosecutor and the judiciary, who are responsible for enforcing the law, ignore the law, security will not be established." He emphasized, "If a representative is arrested due to their statements, does this mean that the parliament is at the head of affairs, and can the country be managed in this way?" While Ahmad Tavakoli insists that the Supervisory Board on the Conduct of Representatives should comment on Mahmoud Sadeghi's case, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi claims that the matter of summoning Mr. Sadeghi was communicated to Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Parliament, over the phone, and "in several instances," negotiations were held with Mohammad Ali Vakili, a member of the parliamentary board, requesting that Mr. Sadeghi appear at the prosecutor's office, but due to his refusal, the prosecutor issued an arrest order for this parliament member. Recently, Mahmoud Sadeghi had referred to the issue of personal accounts in the judiciary during his pre-speech remarks, and after the head of the judiciary objected to this issue being raised in parliament, he reiterated his questions regarding the accounts attributed to the head of the judiciary in a letter. In this context, there have been conflicting reports regarding the arrest warrant for Mahmoud Sadeghi, the Tehran representative, and the Tehran prosecutor's renewed threat to pursue those disseminating news about the "personal accounts" of the judiciary. A parliament member's response to Sadegh Larijani: corruption has spread in all institutions. Billion-dollar accounts; the bread of Razini in the lap of Larijani. Two parliament members have called for clarification on the personal accounts of the head of the judiciary. The changing battleground of "proxy forces"; war against the people in the streets of Iran. The first paragraph; the responsibility of opponents and the possibility of radicalizing Iranian society. The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iran crisis. Trump: I hope there is no need for further action regarding Iran; they killed people recklessly. The shadow of war over Tehran; "Trump is looking for decisive military options against Iran." The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iran crisis. Trump emphasizes the "halt of executions in Iran": we do not know what will happen in the future. Trump says if the Islamic Republic attempts to assassinate him, "it will be wiped off the face of the earth."