In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
To the Great Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini- may his sublime presence endure,
After greetings and expressing gratitude for the kindness of the Eminent Leader, in a bid to remove doubt on the competency of the Prosecutor's Office and Special Court for the Clergy, kindly give permission for the judges of the this court and prosecutor's office to have the following judicial discretions:
1. All crimes of the pseudo-clergy and those related to the clergy such as the public and anti-revolutionary crimes, and violations related to the dignity of the clergy shall be put to trial therein.
2. In terms of the venue of the crime, it shall not be limited to the crimes committed in Tehran or Qum.
3. In cases where the principal criminal is a cleric while the accomplices are non-clerics, the criminal shall also be put to trial in this prosecutor's office and court.
4. The judges in this court and prosecutor's office shall perform their duty in accordance with the religious law.
With thanks and asking for your benevolent prayer,
`Ali Razini
Judge, Special Court for the Clergy
Tir 31,1366 AHS]
In His Most Exalted Name
With the hope that the honorable judges and prosecutors would regard the Omnipotent and Omnipresent God and do not deviate from justice and
religious standards, especially in this crucial affair, it is approved. May you and they be successful.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Mordad 7,1366 AHS