Akbar Hashemi's memoirs - 1999 September 20 - Press reactions to Ruhollah Hosseinian's repeated statements in defense of Saeed Emami (Islami) and calling him a martyr

Media reflection and press reactions to Ruhollah Hosseinian's repeated statements in defense of Saeed Emami (Islami) and calling him a martyr, as well as the criticism of Mohammad Niazi, the then head of the judicial organization of the armed forces and the interrogators of those accused of serial murders, as well as the harsh criticism of the reform government.

Reflecting on the trial of Latif Safari, the editor in charge of Nishat newspaper, for publishing articles that followed Khamenei's explicit position and threatened them if it was proven that the ruling of apostasy in Islam is valid.

The meeting of the anti-addiction community, which, with internal differences, operated as separate branches but under the same name, and there is no reliable news about the fate of this community.

Sardar Qassem Soleimani's explanations regarding the sharp letter that he proposed and approved and signed by others gave warnings to President Khatami and his suggestions regarding the waiver of compensation from Iraq are interesting and his other reports are also worthy of consideration.

In the second Khordadi newspaper, harsh attacks were made against Mr. [Ruhullah] Hosseinian, [the head of the Islamic Revolution Documentation Center], who had harsh words against the government and the person of Mr. Khatami and the left spectrum in the gathering of students, regarding the recent murders, and held them responsible for the murders. knowing that they were committed to weakening the leadership, and he stated things that hurt the military court and the leadership and the [Ministry of] Information, and the military court reacted. The trial of Mr. Latif Safari, the responsible director of Nishat newspaper, is also making noise.

Members of the anti-addiction community came. Ms. [Sahila] Jolodarzadeh reported and I also talked about the dangers of addiction and the importance of fighting it. Mr. [Mohammed] Fallah, [Secretary General of the Anti-Narcotics Headquarters], informed before the meeting that there was a difference between the newly established population and those who came are a branch of the population.

Sardar [Qassem] Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, came. He explained the letter that the IRGC commanders wrote to Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Khatami, [President] a few weeks ago, and which caused a lot of noise.

He said that it was everyone's decision, but it was written in his own pen and had no political purpose, and before writing, they asked Mr. Khatami for time to make the tickets private. They wrote because they didn't have time.

He said that a person with spectrum goals gave it to Jawan newspaper, which was objected to by the commanders. He criticizes the policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Iraq. He said, they have proposed to give up the war compensation, at the price of the re-officialization of the 1975 Algerian agreement.

He said, the rebel forces in Dagestan are Wahhabi and Talabani and Ziauddin supports them, but the Uzbek fighting forces that are active in Kyrgyzstan now are moderate Muslims, and their leader Tahir Yoldash, [the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan], is a good young man and in Tajikistan They also have power.

He reported about the explosion in Kandahar. They think that the explosion [on Falke Ab Street] in Mashhad was carried out by Taliban agents. He insisted a lot that I become a candidate for parliament and said, otherwise the revolution is in danger.