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Constitutional Council in frontline of protecting people’s rights, Revolution's values: Spokesman
The spokesman of the Constitutional Council, also known as the Guardian Council, said the law watchdog body still stands at the forefront of protecting people’s rights and the Islamic Revolution's values.
“Since the beginning of the 1979 Revolution to this day, the enmity of the enemies and arrogant powers towards Iran has not waned because the revolution, rooted in people’s hearts and minds, disrupted their equations,” Hadi Tahan-Nazif said on Monday addressing a conference via video links.
Following the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the world realized that tyranny and abuse of power will never last if people of a nation remain united and resolute, he added.
“The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the important achievements of the Islamic Revolution. The Constitution states that realization of revolutionary progress is possible through the active and extensive participation of people in all social and political arenas and activities,” he said.
The spokesman added, “One of the most important objectives of the Constitution is to safeguard the Islamic ordinances and the rule of law. On this basis, the Constitutional Council was established to protect the Islamic ordinances and the Constitution. The Council attaches great importance to the rule of law and people’s rights, and it has made every effort in the past 42 years to fulfill its duty to protect them”.
The Constitutional Council is one of the most important and powerful bodies within the Islamic Republic of Iran’s fabric of governance. The Council’s constitutional mandates include interpretation of the Constitution, supervision of elections and the vetting and confirming of legislation passed by the country’s Parliament.
Tahan Nazif said that the Islamic Revolution established a new political system; a republic based on Islamic values and democracy.
Iran has begun celebrations to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the US-backed Pahlavi regime.
The festivities, known as the Ten-Day Dawn, start with ceremonies that mark the return to Iran of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, after 15 years in exile.
Millions of Iranians welcomed the charismatic leader in Tehran on February 1, 1979. Imam Khomeini’s arrival intensified months of popular protests against the Pahlavi regime.
Ten days later, the rallies culminated in the downfall of the Pahlavi regime, bringing the curtain down on more than two millennia of monarchy in Iran.
During the 10-Day Dawn celebrations, Iranians take part in different events and activities to mark the occasion.
Less than two months after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Iranians took part in a referendum, where more than 98 percent of eligible voters voted ‘yes’ to the Islamic Republic as a new political system.