Decree [Appointment of a commission to resolve differences among officials]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

His Eminence Hujjat al-Islam Haj Shaykh Muhammad Rida Mahdawi Kani may his graces last:

I, hereby, appoint Your Eminence as my representative in the formation of a commission, along with a representative appointed by Mr. Bani Sadr as well as a representative appointed by Hujjat al-Islam Beheshti, Hujjat al-Islam Hashimi Rafsanjani, and Mr. Raja'i «1» to investigate the issue of breach of rights of both sides. I also assign you to investigate into the people who cause differences and tension in the country through their words or actions at this crucial juncture as we are involved in (an imposed) war. At the same time, keep an eye on the press and the media and in case a majority of the members of the commission find anyone breaching the laws in this regard, he should for the first time, be warned to mend his ways, and for the second time, he should be exposed to the noble people of the country through public media. Nonetheless, the public prosecutor «2» should be presented the reports of the outcomes of each investigation. The public prosecutor is duty-bound, as per the laws of the religion, to follow the necessary religious and legal procedures in this regard with absolute impartiality. The respected gentlemen are strictly expected to discharge the duty that they are vested without any concessions.

It should be mentioned that, for the sake of a greater unity among the members of the commission, none of them is allowed to express his views or to announce his disagreement with the views of the others outside of the formal sessions of the commission and that anyone breaching this decree shall be dealt with, as with the other transgressors, by the public prosecutor. It is necessary that the members of the commission as well as all the writers and speakers join hands and, within the framework the law, endeavor toward resolving the problems of the society as well as forwarding the exalted goals of Islam. May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini