Lawyers in several Iranian provinces have staged demonstrations against recent decisions made by the Islamic Consultative Assembly that they say go against the country’s judicial foundation.
The resolution "breaches the principle of separation of powers and is at odds with the overarching judicial policies of the nation," the bar associations said, adding an appeal has been launched with the Guardians Council to overturn the decision.https://t.co/cz8YheVEXT
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At a gathering outside their respective bar association buildings on August 24, the lawyers said a parliamentary resolution obliging them to adhere to the directives of the Economic Ministry’s Regulatory Board without being able to challenge the changes via the Administrative Justice Court is “inconsistent with the nation’s fundamental rights and an infringement on the Bar Association’s autonomy.”
The resolution “breaches the principle of separation of powers and is at odds with the overarching judicial policies of the nation,” the bar associations said, adding an appeal has been launched with the Guardians Council to overturn the decision.
#Iran: Lawyers in at least three Iranian cities this week protested new legislation that would further erode the independence of the Iranian Bar Association.
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— IranHumanRights.org (@ICHRI) August 25, 2023
According to official statements from the Iranian Bar Association, the lawyers also have urged senior figures from the three branches of government and the Supreme Supervisory Board of the Expediency Discernment Council to address the “unconstitutional and unlawful elements of the resolution.”
A petition supporting the bar associations has gathered more than 19,000 signatures in under 48 hours.
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