Iran typifies Islamic justice, says chief judicial official
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{{date|May 30, 2007}}
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[[Image:Beheshti1.jpg|left|thumb|Dr. Ayatollah Beheshti]]
Ayatollah [[w:Hashemi Shahroudi|Hashemi Shahroudi]] said during a conference in Tehran that Iran is the only country with a judiciary based entirely on [[Islamic]] principles—from prosecution to punishment.  He also paid tribute to the martyred [[w:Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti|Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti]] whom Shahroudi credited as the founder of Islamic judiciary in [[Iran]].  

The two-day conference included representatives from 56 Islamic states to discuss [[w:Islamic law|Islamic laws]] in the judicial system of the participating nations.  He urged the guests to use Iran as a model to become familiar with the Islamic judiciary rules.

Ayatollah Shahroudi is an [[Iraq]]i-born naturalized citizen of Iran and has been the head of the [[w:Judicial system of Iran|judicial system of Iran]] since 1999 after his appointment by Grand Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]].  

Ayatollah Shahroudi received the attention of the press as a reformer in 2002 after declaring a moratorium on [[w:stoning|stoning]] albeit it remains on law books and can still be applied.  In fact, the moratorium reportedly ended according to the 2007 State Department report and people have been stoned for crimes like adultery in accordance with Islamic laws.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=11498&sectionid=351020101
|title=Iran exemplifies Islamic justice 
|author=
|pub=Press TV
|date=30 May 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78852.htm
|title=Country Reports on Human Rights Practices  - 2006
|author=Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
|pub=Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
|date=March 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1211299.ece
|title=Iranian woman awaits stoning decision 
|author=Angus McDowall 
|pub=The Independent
|date=03 August 2006}}

==External links==
{{Wikipediapar|Hashemi Shahroudi}}
*[http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/ser/ulama/ola-hashemi_h.htm Ayatullah Haj Sayyid Mahmoud Hashimi Shahroudi]

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Dr. Ayatollah Beheshti
Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi said during a conference in Tehran that Iran is the only country with a judiciary based entirely on Islamic principles—from prosecution to punishment.  He also paid tribute to the martyred Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti whom Shahroudi credited as the founder of Islamic judiciary in Iran.  

The two-day conference included representatives from 56 Islamic states to discuss Islamic laws in the judicial system of the participating nations.  He urged the guests to use Iran as a model to become familiar with the Islamic judiciary rules.

Ayatollah Shahroudi is an Iraqi-born naturalized citizen of Iran and has been the head of the judicial system of Iran since 1999 after his appointment by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.  

Ayatollah Shahroudi received the attention of the press as a reformer in 2002 after declaring a moratorium on stoning albeit it remains on law books and can still be applied.  In fact, the moratorium reportedly ended according to the 2007 State Department report and people have been stoned for crimes like adultery in accordance with Islamic laws.
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