In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Jamadi ath-Thani 16,1399 AH
Prosecutor General of the Islamic Revolution tribunal:
Except in the following two instances:(1) It is proven that a person has killed a human being and (2) that a person has given the order for public killings or has indulged in torture resulting in death, no court of law has the right to issue the order of execution, and except in the above-mentioned two instances, no person must be executed. Violation of this matter is a crime which if proven will be punishable by retribution.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini