Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diary - June 18, 1999A new complaint filed in Belgium against Ayatollah Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi, and Mohammad Khatami.

A new complaint filed in Belgium against Ayatollah Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi, and Mohammad Khatami.

Meeting with officials from the offices of legal and judicial support for veterans, along with the then-commander of the Basij Resistance Force.

Report from Abdolhossein Vahaji, the then-deputy minister of commerce, on the state of foreign trade and an invitation to inaugurate a mosque in Velajak, Tehran.

Report from Sheikh Abbasali Alizadeh to Hashemi about his meeting with Mohammad Khatami, and a report on the case known as the "Tape Makers," which led to events for Amir Farshad Ebrahimi, Shirin Ebadi, and Mohsen Rezai, and the efforts of the Ministry of Intelligence to be the sole investigator, while they had also given a separate investigation mission to the then-deputy intelligence of the police force.

Meeting with Ahmad Baqerzadeh and Ramadan, officials of the Organization for the Enforcement of Governmental Regulations, and expressing concern about the transfer of this organization from the executive branch to the judiciary, which was being considered in the Assembly and ultimately did not happen in practice.

Telephone report from Hossein Mahloojy, the former minister of mines and metals, about being prosecuted, along with a number of managers in that ministry, for helping sports.

Continued repercussions of the claims of the fugitive prisoner Shahram Baladi Behbahani.

Announcement of a new complaint filed in Belgium against Ayatollah Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi, and Mohammad Khatami.

A group of managers and legal experts from the offices of legal and judicial support for veterans came. Sardar [Seyyed Mohammad] Hejazi, the commander of Basij, gave a report. More than 180 offices have been established across the country for free legal representation and consultation in courts. During the war, this institution was established with the approval of the Supreme War Support Council and has helped veterans in 300,000 cases so far. I also spoke about the validity of this decision, thanked the offices for their services, and spoke about the importance of Basij.

Mr. [Abdolhossein] Vahaji, Deputy Minister of Commerce, came. He gave a report on the state of foreign trade, which unfortunately has seen a serious decline in exports in the first month of the year, and imports have increased, even though Mr. Khatami [the president] has promised a surge in non-oil exports in recent months. He gave a report on the construction of a mosque in Velajak, for which I have helped with land and building, and he asked me to attend the inauguration.

Mr. [Abbasali] Alizadeh, the head of the Tehran Judiciary, came and spoke about his meeting with Mr. Khatami, saying that he spoke harshly about the closure of newspapers, the election case, and the issue of Farshad Ebrahimi, and that Mr. Alizadeh also gave a firm reply. He said that Ebrahimi, with the incitement of the leaders of the Second of Khordad movement, had filled that false tape, and now he has confessed to its falsehood and being incited. The Ministry of Intelligence insists on having him in their custody, but they have also made the police intelligence [law enforcement] a partner in the investigation.

In the afternoon, Mr. [Ahmad] Baqerzadeh [Deputy Minister of Justice and Head of the Organization for the Enforcement of Governmental Regulations] and Ramadan from the Organization for the Enforcement of Governmental Regulations came and expressed concern about the return of the Enforcement of Governmental Regulations to the judiciary, given the government's need and its good efficiency. Mr. [Hossein] Mahloojy [former Minister of Mines and Metals], telephonically complained strongly about the court's treatment of his subordinates regarding helping sports, and said that they had arrested several people and issued a 50 million toman bail for him.

The noise about Ahmad Behbahani continues, but global

centers have become aware of his lies. In Belgium, someone has again announced that they have filed a lawsuit against the leadership, the president, and me.