Reaction of the Head of the Administrative Justice Court to the Resignation of the Head of the Assessment Organization; Fraud Not Proven

The head of the Administrative Justice Court reacted to the resignation of the head of the Assessment Organization, stating that no acceptable legal evidence has been provided to prove the claims regarding the 'suspicion of fraud' in the national exams, which is the 'pretext for resignation.' Hojjatali Mozaffari emphasized that the individuals subject to the rulings of the Administrative Justice Court are not fraudsters and no evidence has been presented to date regarding their fraud. In response to the claim made by the resigned head of the Assessment Organization, who stated that he 'does not have the capacity to execute this volume of return to study for the fraudsters,' Mozaffari questioned, 'How is it that more than ten times these individuals, under the same conditions, have been allowed to enter universities with the approval of that organization based on a parliamentary interpretation?' Mozaffari further stated that the exam organizers must answer how they have become suspicious of fraud after several years. Iranian media reported on Tuesday, December 18, that the Administrative Justice Court had issued a ruling for the return to study of candidates 'suspected of fraud,' following which Abdolrasool Pourabbas announced his resignation, stating that he is not willing to accept responsibility in this matter. The resigned head of the Assessment Organization emphasized that acting on the court's rulings is 'necessary and essential,' while on the other hand, the Assessment Organization practically 'does not have the capacity to execute this volume of return to study for the fraudsters,' and for this reason, as of 11 AM on December 18, 1402, he has relinquished all responsibilities of the organization and will not take any responsibility in this regard. Pourabbas's resignation letter also faced reactions from parliamentary representatives, with Nasrollah Pejmanfar, the head of the Parliamentary Commission on Article 90, telling the news agency 'Mizan' that 'Mr. Pourabbas has referred in his resignation letter to support for fraudsters from the parliament and the judiciary, which is slanderous and prosecutable, and if he continues to falsely attribute to the parliament and the judiciary, we will also file a complaint against him.' In August of this year, following complaints from candidates suspected of fraud in the entrance exam, the Administrative Justice Court issued a ruling for the suspension of Abdolrasool Pourabbas from service, which was rejected by the appellate branch of the Administrative Justice Court. The head of the Assessment Organization resigned after the return of fraudsters in the entrance exam to university, protesting the ruling of the Administrative Justice Court.