The suspension of the judicial order of Dr. Sadeq Zibakalam must be based on the explicit opinion of the Forensic Medical Commission.

Abdollah Abdi - Abdi Media

The judge executing criminal judgments and the public and revolutionary prosecutor of Tehran, along with his deputy, can only propose a suspension of the sentence to the court that issued the final ruling if there is a clear statement from the forensic medical commission indicating the presence of a serious illness, explicitly noting that prison and its psychological impacts aggravate this illness. Otherwise, this legal avenue also reaches a dead end.

In this case, alternatives like conditional release after serving one-third of the sentence, a doctor’s request to the prison classification council, their agreement and suggestion to the special prosecutor for security crimes, obtaining the approval of the public and revolutionary prosecutor of Tehran, and proposing to the court that issued the final ruling in execution, or parallel to the proposal in the Commission for Clemency and Pardon of the Judiciary, which is then suggested by the head of the judiciary to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, can be pursued.

I recommend that the respected lawyer or esteemed family of Dr. Zibakalam, according to the law, expedite the processing of his pardon request submitted through the Iran Justice System to the Clemency and Pardon Commission of the Tehran General Court and also communicate through their own means to notify Ayatollah Khamenei or Sheikh Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei regarding the extraordinary clemency