As much criticism for the involvement of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the Basij para-military forces in political affairs has been going around in Iran in recent years and critics call such interference to be contrary to the constitution and contradicting the guidance of the founder of the Islamic Republic ayatollah Khomeini, the country s current leader ayatollah Khamenei through recent remarks approved the interference of the military in politics by calling the Basij a "political" entity.

One year after political prisoner Abdollah Momeni s letter to the Supreme Leader describing horrific tortures he endured during his interrogations, he was summoned to Court located inside of Evin to face new charges. Charges that according to the Tehran Prosecutor, Momeni will be put on trial for.

Before the Revolution, Mr. Khomeini said something like this about the Shah of Iran: If he knows what crimes are carried out by those under his rule, he is a partner in those crimes. And if he doesn t know about them, shame on him! We could repeat the same thing today about Mr. Khamenei, said Bazargan.