In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Eminence Hujjat al-Islam Haj Sayyid `Ali Khamene'i- may his graces last:
My greetings and benevolent prayer for the honorable members of the Expediency Council. At this time when, thank God, the issue of war has reached to this point, I do hereby abrogate the governmental right of punishments below the full amount prescribed by law [ta`zirat].
The extend of ta`zirat, be it religious or governmental, is the right of the fully competent jurists; however, in a bid to prevent corruption, it is necessary for the Expediency Council to identify what is expedient in execution and non-execution, and they should act in accordance with the identification of what is expedient. May you be successful.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Shahrivar 13,1367 AHS