Decree [Appointment of the Chief Justice]

[Holy presence of the Great Leader of the Revolution, His Holiness Imam Khomeini- may his sublime presence endure,

This is to inform, His Eminence that based on the directive of your eminence for establishing a judge's tribunal and prosecutors of high courts and supreme courts of the Revolution, the Follow-up Headquarters for Implementation of the Order «1» has undertaken the formation of previously mentioned tribunal. In this regard, we request you to appoint a person, who enjoys the trust and confidence of His Eminent leadership for heading this tribunal.

Sayyid `Abdul-Karim Mousawi Ardebili, Mir Husayn Mousawi]

In His Most Exalted Name

I am herewith appointing Hujjat al-Islam Sayyid Ja`far Karimi- may His graces last- for heading this tribunal. God willing, he shall perform this great service successfully for Islam and the Muslims with decisiveness and precision and in accordance with religious tenets and he does not take into consideration any other factor except the consent of the Exalted Creator.

Ruhoullah al-Mousawi Al-Khomeini

Dey 9,1361 AHS/Rabi` al-Awwal 14,1403 AH