Head of the Judiciary attends gathering of Zanjan University students / Mohseni Eje’i: The approach of supervisory and security bodies should not be based on fault-finding, but on reform

According to the Judiciary Media Center, Mohseni Eje’i entered Zanjan Province this morning on an unofficial trip along with the senior judicial delegation as part of his 48th provincial visit since taking office.

During the trip to Zanjan, the Head of the Judiciary and other senior judicial officials will carry out various programs aimed at addressing the legal and judicial issues and problems of the people of the province.

Among the programs planned for this visit are meetings with students, sessions with judges and judicial staff, a meeting with provincial officials, follow-up on the implementation of resolutions from the previous visit of the High Judicial Council to Zanjan, and attendance at the university on the occasion of Student Day.

It is worth noting that since assuming the presidency of the Judiciary on July 1, 2021, Mohseni Eje’i has, in an official capacity and at the head of the High Judicial Council, traveled to the provinces of Ilam, Qazvin, Khuzestan, Golestan, Khorasan Razavi, Sistan and Baluchestan, Qom, Yazd, South Khorasan, Zanjan, Markazi, Isfahan, Alborz, Kurdistan, East Azerbaijan, Kerman, Ardabil, Bushehr, Hormozgan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Semnan, Tehran, Kermanshah, Gilan, Lorestan, West Azerbaijan, Hamedan, and Mazandaran.

In addition to official provincial trips conducted with the High Judicial Council, the Head of the Judiciary has also included unofficial, non-ceremonial visits in his work agenda. In recent months, he has visited the provinces of Alborz, Isfahan, Hormozgan, Bushehr, Kerman, Khorasan Razavi (twice), North Khorasan (twice), Mazandaran, Fars, Golestan (twice), Khuzestan, Ilam, Qom, and Yazd without formal protocols and in an unofficial capacity to review judicial issues in those areas.

On Student Day, Mohseni Eje’i attended a gathering of students at Zanjan University to meet and engage in dialogue with them. Today’s presence of Mohseni Eje’i among the students of Zanjan University marks his 15th appearance at universities and student meetings nationwide during his tenure as Head of the Judiciary.

According to the Judiciary Media Center, during his visit to Zanjan, Mohseni Eje’i addressed judges and judicial staff of the province, expressing his appreciation for their services and efforts, and stated:

“We bear a heavy responsibility in serving the people and the system, and we must make maximum use of our legal position in the path of public service.”

He added: “One of those present said that a calm heart can establish justice, meaning that all conditions for the expansion of justice must be in place. I agree with this statement, but I emphasize that the existence of problems and challenges must not deter us from striving toward the development of justice and the restoration of people’s rights.”

The Head of the Judiciary also stressed the importance of addressing livelihood issues and housing for judicial staff.

He further stated: “We must pay attention to judicial case statistics. For example, at one point it was said that 16 million cases enter the judicial system. It should be noted that this figure reflects the circulation of cases, not the actual number of distinct cases. A single case may be reviewed by multiple judicial authorities. Moreover, in mass-plaintiff cases—for instance, when a case has 15,000 complainants—separate files are formed for each complainant, whereas in reality, there is fundamentally one case with a single defendant.”

The Chief Justice emphasized: “The use of maximum public capacity in mediation and dispute resolution is not limited merely to the formal Dispute Resolution Councils; rather, this concept is much broader and includes utilizing all people and influential figures in resolving legal disputes.”

Mohseni Eje’i concluded: “The approach of supervisory and security bodies should not be based on fault-finding; rather, their approach must be oriented toward reform.”