Parliament Speaker's Aide Responds to Saeed Jalili: Unity Calendar Does Not Start From Friends' Troubles

Mohammad Saeed Ahadian, political aide to the Parliament Speaker, responding to Saeed Jalili's remarks on the judicial ruling against Hamid Rasaei, stressed that the criterion for unity within the revolutionary current is the country's overarching interests, and that the unity calendar is not set by factional or personal troubles.

In response to Saeed Jalili's words about Hamid Rasaei's judicial verdict, Mohammad Saeed Ahdian, the political assistant of the speaker of the parliament, emphasized that the criterion of the unity of the revolutionary movement is the country's overall interests, and the calendar of unity is not set by factional and individual problems.

Ambassador Arjan-Political Group: Margins and reactions to the recent statements of political figures regarding the court rulings issued for some political figures continue. In this regard, Mohammad Saeed Ahdian, the political assistant of the Speaker of the Islamic Council, reacted today (Tuesday, 21 Mehr) in response to Saeed Jalili's recent position regarding the court order issued to Hamid Rasaei, the representative of the people of Tehran.

By publishing an article on X social network, Ahadian addressed Saeed Jalili and wrote:

"Mr. Jalili! "The calendar of unity does not start from the day of friends' troubles and it does not end on the same day."

This reaction took place after Saeed Jalili mentioned the issue of Hamid Rasaei's imprisonment in a ceremony entitled "Quaid Martyr of the Ummah" at Tehran University. In that speech, referring to the recommendations of the supreme leader of the revolution regarding the need to preserve unity and not to have justified differences on national unity, Jalili stated: "On this issue or other issues, my message to my friends is that we should not witness such events when our nation is in the middle of the field and supports the system and the revolution with unity." Sometimes there is only a judicial ruling, but what is important today is that all the forces of the revolution must overcome these issues and play a role in order to be an actor at the level of the revolution.

The clear position of the political assistant of the speaker of the parliament shows the differences of opinion about the limits and boundaries of the "unity of the forces of the revolution" in the face of the judicial rulings of certain individuals; A topic that seems to remain controversial in the country's political circles.

Hamid Rasaei's 10-month prison sentence and his statements about this case have once again become a controversial issue in the country's political atmosphere. While announcing the acceptance of the execution of the sentence, Rasai spoke about the judicial process, the punishment for publishing lies, the political nature of the case and its connection with issues such as "Wefaq" and currency violations; Statements that have been accompanied by different reactions.

In an announcement, the judiciary explained the details of the process of handling the case of Hamid Rasaei, the editor-in-chief of the 9th of December weekly, and announced that 833 days have passed since the case was registered in the prosecutor's office until the final decision was issued, and 951 days have passed since the execution of the sentence. Rasai was finally sentenced to 10 months in prison.

Emphasizing the necessity of maintaining national unity, the vice-chairman of the Islamic Council asked the officials and political currents not to prioritize personal and factional interests over public interests and not to turn political differences into a factor for weakening the country's unity.