Akbar Hashemi's Diaries - 1999 September 25 - Announcement of the sentence of the late Latif Safari, the editor in charge of Neshat newspaper, to 2 and a half years in the court of first instance.

In the continuation of the wave of condemnation of Moj student magazine; The Diagnosing Council also entered into this issue and gave a statement condemning it (and how hard it is to resist such heavy waves and face all kinds of accusations and later with the passing of that space and the phenomenon of Moj; look at the matter more rationally We do it and alas and sometimes we sigh bitterly) Of course Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani narrated it and edited it and probably reduced its intensity.

Mr. Vaez Tabasi, Jannati, Natiq Nouri, and Dari Najafabadi met with Hashemi and encouraged Hashemi to participate in the sixth parliamentary elections, which always faced his political answers. Of course, its records have been repeated in different elections.

Sheikh Ahmad Vaezi from Qom Seminary met with Hashemi and presented the seminary's educational suggestions.

The visit of Mohammad Soheri to consult on the parliamentary elections and to criticize the reform government.

The announcement of the sentencing of the late Latif Safari, the editor in charge of Neshat newspaper, to 2 and a half years in prison in the primary court, and the wave of media and press reflections continued.

The Council of Determining the Interests of the Nizam had a public meeting. Several clauses of the general policies of national culture were approved. Before the meeting, it was discussed about the insult to Imam Zaman by Moj magazine and it was decided to make a statement condemning the insult to the holy things. Its draft was prepared in the afternoon; I corrected it and sent it for publication.

In the afternoon, Mr. [Abbas Waez] Tabasi, [Ahmed] Jannati, [Ali Akbar] Natiq Nouri and [Qorban Ali] Dori of Najafabadi were my guests. They all insisted that I participate in the [sixth] Majlis elections; To prevent the possible deviation of the parliament with the upcoming elections, and I gave the same answers as before and did not accept that the solution is limited to my presence. It was decided to continue the discussion.

In the evening, Mr. [Ahmed] Vaezi, the Research Assistant [Management Center] of Qom Seminary came. By explaining the plans they have for reforming the education and research method, he consulted me and I also gave suggestions; Including emphasis on preparing a complete list of important topics and assigning each topic to an individual for research as a thesis, dissertation, and thesis. They requested that I go to Qom more to talk with the students.

Mr. Engineer [Mohammed] Zahiri came. He talked about the parliamentary elections and the government's inability to reform affairs. In the Shiite media, the insult to Imam Zaman is of interest, and the discussion about the sentencing of [Mr. Latif Safari], the editor-in-chief of [the newspaper] Neshat, to two and a half years in prison is important.

In today's news, the continued limited bombing of Chechnya by the Russians is noteworthy; Since two or three days ago, as a response to the explosions in Moscow and the rebellion in Dagestan, they bombed the sensitive centers of Chechnya, such as the power plant, refinery, television center, etc.; As centers of presence of anti-Russian guerrillas and a lot of ground forces, they have also concentrated in the borders of Chechnya. Westerners spread the news happily; The blow to both sides is favorable to the West.

News has been published that in Egypt, a plan has been prepared to dig in the western desert region of that country, to find the remains of the Iranian Cambodian forces, which, according to historical documents, occupied Egypt hundreds of years before Christ and to destroy the religious center. They had retreated to the west and were buried in a storm in the desert, and there was no trace of them. The president of Algeria has announced that under no circumstances will he agree to the presence of the [Islamic] Salvation Front in political affairs, and the leaders of the front will not be released from prison until they accept this. Conflicts are likely to become intense.