In His Most Exalted Name
Jamadi al-Awwal 16,1399 AH
His Eminence Hujjat al-Islam Haj Shaykh Muhammad Hashemian Rafsanjani, may his blessings last:
I received your respectful letter, and your three million rials of aid in cash through Sepah Bank. Your Eminence's efforts and attempts during the recent months will be acceptable and appreciated by the Imam of the Time, may God's peace be upon him. The requested receipts are enclosed. I wish Your Eminence's further success from the Almighty God. In regards to your inquiry, I have decreed that those who have issued an order that has inadvertently led to murder are not recognized as murderers, however, if it was their regular job to issue orders and knew that they would lead to the murder of the people, they must be sentenced.
Rouhoullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini