Memories of Akbar Hashemi - February 18, 2002 - Concerns Expressed by Some Members of the Expediency Discernment Council Regarding the Escalating Tone and Urgency of Political Factions and Quotation of Seyyed Mohammad Khatami's Reaction in a Cabinet Meeti

Discussion of the Draft General Policies of the System Regarding Urban Location and Structural Planning in the Infrastructure Commission of the Expediency Discernment Council

Concerns Expressed by Some Members of the Expediency Discernment Council Regarding the Escalating Tone and Urgency of Political Factions and Quotation of Seyyed Mohammad Khatami's Reaction in a Cabinet Meeting Regarding the Trial of Seyyed Mustafa Tajzadeh and the Summoning of Morteza Hajji to the Judiciary, Along with His Statement to the Government: "Prepare Yourselves to Be Tried for Collaborating with the President."

Report from Gholamreza Aghazadeh on His Meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei and Proposal to Resign from the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization, Along with His Emphasis and Recommendation to Remain in Office

Report from Mohsen Hashemi on the Inauguration of the Museum and Documentation Center of the Presidency in Rafsanjan

Meeting with Hadi Nedimi and Sheikh Ahmad Bahraini, along with Reports on Cultural Initiatives at Shahid Beheshti University

Meeting with Brigadier General Farhad Nazari, the Commander of Greater Tehran Police, Who Has Been Cleared of Charges Related to the University Campus Incident, Reporting on His Actions and Announcing Multiple Lawsuits Against Reformists Including Mustafa Tajzadeh, Mohammad Kazem Kouhi, Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi, the Office of the Consolidation of Unity, and Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, the Then President, While Expressing Frustration Over the Lack of Support for Him as a Duty-Conscientious Officer

Full Text of the Daily Journal:

In the morning, the Infrastructure Commission of the [Expediency Discernment Council] held a session. The general policies of the system regarding urban location and the structural planning of cities were approved with specific criteria. Before the meeting commenced, attendees expressed concerns about the escalating tone and urgency of political factions. Mr. [Seyyed Mohammad] Khatami, in the Cabinet meeting, expressed dissatisfaction regarding the trial of Mr. [Mustafa] Tajzadeh, [Deputy Minister of Interior], and the summoning of Mr. [Morteza] Hajji, the Minister of Cooperatives. He stated that his letters to the head of the judiciary received irrelevant responses and advised the ministers to prepare themselves to be tried for collaborating with the president.

Right-wing newspapers have also criticized Mr. Khatami's harsh tone during the security council meeting. After the session, Mr. [Gholamreza] Aghazadeh, [the head of the Atomic Energy Organization], reported on his meeting with the leadership, stating that he expressed his desire to resign from this position, but the leadership advised him to remain. During lunch, Mohsen presented a report on the inauguration of a cultural, service, and sports complex, as well as the documentation center and library and museum of the president in Rafsanjan.

In the afternoon, Dr. [Hadi] Nedimi, the head of Shahid Beheshti University, accompanied by Mr. [Ahmad] Bahraini, the representative of the supreme leader at the university, came and reported on the programs for the marriage ceremony of 14,000 students from universities across the country. They requested my attendance at the opening ceremony and asked for a gift for them. They mentioned that through donations and gifts, each couple would receive about one million tomans, and the ceremony's expenses would be covered by the committee. Dr. Nedimi expressed concern about the lack of funding for universities.

Brigadier General Farhad Nazari, [the former commander of Greater Tehran Police], who has been acquitted in the case related to the university campus incident, presented a detailed account of his defense and the smear campaigns by the Second Khordad Front, stating that he has filed cases against hundreds of individuals who made statements against him during that incident, including Mr. [Mustafa] Tajzadeh, [Mohammad Kazem] Kouhi, the director of the University Campus of Tehran, [Mohammad Ali] Abtahi, the head of the president's office, and [Seyyed Mohammad] Khatami, and the Office of the Consolidation of Unity. He expressed satisfaction with his effective resistance and defense and expressed frustration over the lack of support from higher officials for a duty-conscious officer.