Esteemed scholars and jurists of the Guardian Council of the Constitution, greetings to the Minister of Interior.

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-Monday 2024/10/14 - 16:33
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آقایان فقها و حقوقدانان شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی آقای وزیر کشور درود

In response to Sheikh Hamid Rasai's objection and ambiguity regarding violations during the counting of votes in the elections, I wrote:

Is it even possible for violations to occur in the elections of the Islamic Republic?

Now, following the elections for the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the Assembly of Experts, numerous reports and videos from various electoral districts have reached Abdi Media, indicating violations during the voting and counting processes. I cannot ascertain the accuracy of these videos or their precise timing and location, and despite repeated requests from dear colleagues, I am unwilling to publish them in Abdi Media.

However, it is noteworthy that some parliamentary candidates claim that to avoid facing disqualification or rejection of their qualifications later, they have refrained from requesting a recount of the votes from the ballot boxes or protesting the election results, or even approaching the local prosecutor for criminal complaints and halting the votes and counting under the judiciary's supervision.

This claim, even with a weak possibility of accuracy from the defeated candidates, is regrettable and ultimately detrimental.

Here, it is the religious and legal duty of the country's election headquarters, the Central Election Supervisory Board, the Attorney General, and foremost, the Guardian Council, to safeguard every single vote cast in these elections, ensuring that in cases where reports are credible, they respond decisively and impartially.

I do not know whether the delay in expressing gratitude from Ayatollah Khamenei, whether by message or verbally, regarding the normal election procedures in the Islamic Republic, has any connection to the receipt of these reports, a significant portion of which has also reached Abdi Media.

However, I hope that at the very least, at this stage, the Guardian Council will address these matters with justice and fairness, so that we do not witness other potential phenomena during the verification of representatives' credentials in the twelfth parliamentary term.

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