Supervisory Oversight at Tehran University - 2004-02-24

In Tehran University, Peyman Aref and several other students from various faculties were disqualified for the Central Council elections of the Islamic Association by Saeed Babaei, the secretary of this organization. The reason for their disqualification was cited as a lack of belief in the Islamic Republic system and the charter of the Islamic Association, as well as holding secular liberal views. It is noteworthy that among students at Tehran University and Amir Kabir University, it is rumored that the Central Council of the Islamic Association of Tehran University is managed by intelligence-security agencies. In this context, this Islamic Association is one of the organizations that, by using supervisory oversight in elections and resorting to thought policing regarding individuals, prevents independent individuals from entering the Central Council. It is important to mention that this policy adopted by the Central Council of the Islamic Association of Tehran University has led to the loss of legitimacy of this institution among students, to the extent that independent figures are seeking to establish independent reformist institutions and distancing themselves from the Islamic Association under the control of the Ministry of Intelligence.