From Gold and Shares to Bank Deposits: Scope of Judicial Collateral Expanding

The Strategic Deputy of the Judiciary, referring to the use of diverse assets in the electronic bail system, described the plan as a practical step toward reducing short-term detentions and implementing decarceration policies.

The strategic deputy of the judiciary, referring to the possibility of using various assets in the electronic bail system, considered this plan a practical step to reduce short-term detentions and implement de-incarceration policies.

According to Ambassador Arjan Mohammad Sahibkar, the strategic deputy of the Judiciary, at the unveiling ceremony of the electronic guarantee system, referring to the emphasis of the general policies announced by the Martyr of the Revolution in 2001 and 2008 on reducing the use of prison sentences and adopting a de-incarceration approach, he stated: One of the important issues in policy-making is how to reconcile goals that may conflict with each other during the implementation phase.

He added: The question has been raised in the judicial field as well, how to reduce the use of prison sentences and prevent the imposition of unnecessary arrests while strictly implementing the sentences. From this point of view, the electronic guarantee plan can be a solution for the simultaneous realization of these goals and the coordinated implementation of the country's general policies.

Referring to the prediction of this approach in the document on the transformation and excellence of the judicial system, the strategic deputy of the judiciary clarified: In this document, the two important axes of diversifying bail and surety tools and facilitating their acceptance process have been taken into consideration. Based on this, the use of valuable assets such as motor vehicles, stock exchange, bank deposits, SIM cards and gold is followed to provide collateral and guarantee in order to provide the possibility of taking advantage of people's diverse financial capacities.

Stating that the electronic guarantee is a practical step towards the realization of these goals, the owner continued: Today, the satisfaction and satisfaction of the employees and judges with the possibility of using this system is evident. This plan helps the judges to avoid sending people to jail simply because of the time-consuming administrative processes in cases where it is possible to provide bail or introduce a guarantor.

Recalling the emphasis of the head of the judiciary on the effects of detaining people even for one night, he noted: limiting temporary detentions to essential cases is one of the important concerns in the management of judicial processes. Facilitating the acceptance of bonds and sureties can be effective in reducing short-term detentions and reduce their social and family consequences.

The strategic deputy of the judiciary considered the cooperation between the various institutions of the country to be one of the main factors in the implementation of the electronic guarantee plan and said: the implementation of this plan is the result of the interaction of various departments within the judiciary and executive institutions outside of it. For example, if the tax affairs organization did not provide information and real estate prices to the system, or the real estate registration organization did not provide the possibility to carry out the necessary processes to seize and remove the seizure of property, the implementation of this plan would not be possible with such a mechanism.

Sahibkar emphasized: This experience shows that with the synergy of existing capacities and coordination between organizations, it is possible to find operational solutions for the country's problems without the need to create new complex and costly structures.

In the end, he expressed his hope that by expanding the range of assets that can be used as collateral and developing facilities for intelligent evaluation and acceptance of guarantees, people's access to judicial services will be facilitated even more.