Iran Not to Allow Foreign Meddling in Its Internal Affairs: Judiciary Chief
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Judiciary Chief lashed out at reactions against the country’s recent execution of a number of terrorists, stressing that the Islamic Republic has no tolerance when it comes to tackling terrorism nor will it allow any foreign meddling in its internal affairs.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will show no tolerance in dealing with terrorism and will not sacrifice its major divine, ethical and legal values for some wrong and unfounded remarks and reactions by so-called advocates of human rights,” Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said Monday in a meeting of Judiciary officials, referring to criticisms regarding the execution of terrorists in Iran.
He deplored the dual approaches of the West and some international bodies such as the UN and its High Commissioner for Human Rights, saying that while they have shown no noteworthy reaction to the terrorist crimes committed by Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, they describe Iran’s legitimate move against acts of terrorism as violation of human rights.
Larijani regarded the spread of terrorist activities to the heart of Europe and the United States as a result of these very approaches adopted by the West toward terrorism.
He also underscored that Iran will not let the country become a place for terrorist activities backed by certain reactionary regional regimes and will not allow Western countries to interfere in its internal affairs and national security.
His comments came in reaction to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein who on August 5 criticized Tehran for the recent execution of 20 terrorists, calling it “injustice”.
Another senior Judiciary official had also dismissed al-Hussein’s criticism earlier, stressing that the Islamic Republic will spare no efforts to ensure security for its people and continue its serious fight against terrorism within the country’s borders and beyond.
Mohammad Javad Larijani, the secretary general of Iranian High Council for Human Rights, on Sunday sent a letter to the UN official, regretting that the latter’s statement ignores the scope of the terrorists’ crimes.
He also said that while the world is facing the serious threat of terrorism, international bodies, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), are expected to concentrate their efforts on fighting terrorism instead of making statements that not only do not conform to international documents on protecting human rights but send the wrong signals to terrorists.