Sadegh Khalkhali became notorious for handing down death sentences with no regret or regard for due process. The Islamic Republic has since carried his approach across an entire court system.
Thank you for explaining this. I needed this explanation. It's hard to make a lot of people focus on how malevolent this system really is, and you give us easy-to-understand facts. The aftermath of the shah's ouster which had some true discontent behind it then became a Pandora's box when the Islamists got the upper hand, betraying their revolutionary allies. We need more articles like yours. (I used to teach Iranian refugees so I'm familiar with a lot, but even i need articles like yours.) And now it seems the repression may even be sharpening. This regime needs to go. " When in the course of human events..." I don't know the exact path needed, I'm not sure anyone does, but seeing the situation on the ground as clearly as possible would be a good step in the right direction.
What stands out here is how revolutionary justice can evolve from individual decisions into institutional practice. Khalkhali’s legacy is therefore not only about one judge, but about how emergency revolutionary mechanisms can become embedded in a state’s legal and political institutions.
— Wahidullah Noorzai
Former Senior ANCOP/ANP Officer | Field Strategist | Military & Security Analyst
Thank you for explaining this. I needed this explanation. It's hard to make a lot of people focus on how malevolent this system really is, and you give us easy-to-understand facts. The aftermath of the shah's ouster which had some true discontent behind it then became a Pandora's box when the Islamists got the upper hand, betraying their revolutionary allies. We need more articles like yours. (I used to teach Iranian refugees so I'm familiar with a lot, but even i need articles like yours.) And now it seems the repression may even be sharpening. This regime needs to go. " When in the course of human events..." I don't know the exact path needed, I'm not sure anyone does, but seeing the situation on the ground as clearly as possible would be a good step in the right direction.
If God has given people life, on whose authority are these judges taking it?
How the human mind can be deranged by deranged and twisted doctrine.
What stands out here is how revolutionary justice can evolve from individual decisions into institutional practice. Khalkhali’s legacy is therefore not only about one judge, but about how emergency revolutionary mechanisms can become embedded in a state’s legal and political institutions.
— Wahidullah Noorzai
Former Senior ANCOP/ANP Officer | Field Strategist | Military & Security Analyst