Tehran Judiciary Chief Commends Persepolis Club's Initiative

In a message, the head of the Tehran Province Judiciary commended Persepolis FC's cultural initiative in support of prisoners' freedom, saying: 'The most valuable victory is untying the knots in people's lives.'

According to Ambassador Arjan Nasser Atbati, in a message, he appreciated the cultural action of Tehran's Persepolis club in supporting the release of prisoners and emphasized on promoting the culture of wrestling and inviting sports clubs to expand social responsibility.

The text of this message states: Sports is not the only field of competition, winning championships and recording honors in history; Rather, he achieves a mission beyond the competition field when he uses his social capital, popularity and impact capacity in the way of serving the people and solving their problems.

The cultural action of Tehran's Persepolis Cultural Sports Club in linking sports successes with supporting the release of prisoners is a valuable manifestation of social responsibility in professional sports; An action that shows the capacity of football and the companionship of fans can be effective in people's lives beyond the green rectangle and restore hope to families who are looking forward to the opening and return of their loved ones.

The release of every legally qualified prisoner, in addition to having a direct impact on a person's life, can open a new window for a long-awaited family and provide a new opportunity for a responsible return of a person to social life.

Therefore, paying attention to the situation of prisoners and their families, especially in cases where the legal freedom of individuals is provided with the help of donors and social participation, is an action worthy of appreciation and having valuable human and social works.

What makes Persepolis Tehran's action worthy of attention is not simply allocating part of the capacity of a sports complex to a charitable activity; Rather, it is an important message that is hidden in the heart of this movement: popularity becomes more valuable when it becomes a responsibility, and honor will be more lasting when it leaves a positive impact on the lives of others.

The cultural action of Tehran's Persepolis Club in supporting the release of prisoners, along with the charitable actions that have been taken in the past years by clubs such as Tractorsazi, as well as some national football players, wrestling champions and other sports figures in the field of social responsibility, is a valuable manifestation of the deep roots of the culture of heroism, bravery, chivalry and altruism in the country's sports community. An authentic culture in which being a champion is not only limited to winning a medal, setting a record or winning in the field of competition, but it also means arresting the needy, solving people's problems and feeling responsible for the fate of others.

The continuation and expansion of this approach shows that the social capital of athletes and sports clubs, if used in the direction of public good, can become a valuable opportunity to strengthen social solidarity, support vulnerable families, and restore human hope.

It is hoped that these valuable movements will continue with the wider participation of clubs, federations and champions of various sports fields and become a lasting model of linking professional sports with social responsibility and the long-lasting culture of Iranian chivalry.

In the meantime, the role of the players, technical staff members and managers of Persepolis Tehran Club, as influential figures in the society and enjoying the wide support of the fans, deserves recognition. Accompanying popular sports figures with charitable actions can expand the scope of public participation, increase society's attention to human issues, and lay the groundwork for the formation of more effective movements to support the groups that need attention.

While appreciating the cultural and social action of Persepolis Tehran club and honoring the benevolent efforts of other groups and sports figures, I thank the players, technical staff members, managers and all those involved in the formation and implementation of such movements, and I hope that this valuable approach will lay the groundwork for the development of social responsibility in the country's professional sports.

In this regard, it is expected that other sports clubs of the country, federations, players and champions of various disciplines, by using their professional, cultural and social capacities, besides trying to win sports honors, will pay more effective attention to issues such as helping the release of legally qualified prisoners, supporting vulnerable families and promoting the culture of forgiveness, empathy and social participation.

It is obvious that the development of such measures should be carried out within the framework of laws and regulations, in compliance with judicial standards, the rights of individuals and the legal conditions for the release of prisoners, in order to strengthen the field of responsible return of eligible people to society while preserving human dignity.

It is hoped that the cultural action of Tehran's Persepolis Club and the benevolent actions of other sports activists in the country will continue with the broader support of the sports community and become a lasting model for linking the capacity of professional sports with the real needs of society; A model in which victory is not only measured by the result of the competition, but the amount of positive impact on people's lives will also be part of the social performance of sports.

Because sometimes the most valuable result of a match is not only the joy of the fans in the stands, but also the hope that returns to a long-awaited home, and sometimes the greatest championship is not in the field of competition, but in the moment when a human hand reaches out to untie the knot of another human life.