The Guardian Council spokesman said: "In the process of reviewing the CFT and Palermo bills in the Expediency Discernment Council, the Guardian Council does not have an advisory role, but its representative attends the meetings to explain the objections."
According to Ashura News, quoted by Mehr News Agency, Hadi Tahan Nazif said this morning (Saturday, April 20) in his first press conference in 1404: The draft amendment to the law on the punishment of arms and ammunition smuggling and illegal arms and ammunition owners was approved by the Guardian Council and can go through its notification process.
He stated: The bill to allow the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to increase its capital shares in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development was also not recognized as contrary to the principles of Sharia and the Constitution.
Approval of the bill to refer the dispute between the Central Bank of Iran and the government of the Republic of Korea to arbitration
The spokesman for the Guardian Council stated: The bill to refer the dispute between the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the government of the Republic of Korea to arbitration was not recognized as contrary to the principles of Sharia and the Constitution, according to our studies in the Guardian Council.
Tahan Nazif added: The bill on the agreement on the transfer of convicts between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Bolivarian government of Venezuela encountered objections and the parliament must amend this resolution. The statute of the country's nuclear safety system center was not found to be contrary to Islamic law and the constitution.
He said: The draft agreement between the governments of Iran and Japan on mutual cooperation in customs matters was not found to be contrary to Islamic law and the constitution after the reviews conducted by the Guardian Council. Also, the draft agreement between the governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Uzbekistan on the transfer of convicts was approved by the Guardian Council.
The Guardian Council spokesman continued: The amendment to the statute of the Fiber Optic Network Development Fund and the amendment to the statute of the Pardis Technology Park Development Organization were approved by the Guardian Council. There were also some objections and ambiguities regarding the statute of the Small Industries Investment Support Fund.
Guardian Council has no objection to the resolution to increase holidays
The Guardian Council spokesman stated: The Guardian Council had previously announced that it had no objections to the bill amending Article 87 of the Civil Service Law (reducing working hours for government employees and increasing holidays), but the Supreme Board of Supervision over the Good Implementation of the General Policies of the Diagnostic Council has raised objections to this matter.
Regarding the Guardian Council’s plan to realize the slogan of the year based on investment in production, he added: The slogan of the year, which was determined by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, is a national mission backed by the Constitution. I hope everyone will move in this direction. We will also pay attention to this issue when reviewing the resolutions.
The Guardian Council spokesman clarified: We are not aware of the provisions of the bill amending the Heroic Soldier Law. Only the general outline of this bill has been approved by the Islamic Consultative Assembly for now, and we do not yet know its details. After the bill is approved by the Assembly, the Guardian Council can express its opinion on it.
Guardian Council Representative Attends Palermo and CFT Review Sessions in the Assembly
Tahan Nazif, in response to a question from a Mehr reporter, asked whether the Assembly, considering that the CFT and Palermo bills are currently being reviewed by the Expediency Discernment Council, has sought advice from the Guardian Council for its reviews and decisions, or does a representative from the Guardian Council attend these Assembly sessions? He said: When a resolution is being discussed between the Parliament and the Guardian Council, after the Islamic Consultative Assembly insists on its previous resolution, the matter is referred to the Expediency Discernment Council for determination.
He continued: In this process, obtaining an advisory opinion from the Guardian Council is not foreseen, but representatives from the Parliament and the Guardian Council attend the Assembly sessions, with the aim of the Parliament representative presenting explanatory opinions on the resolution and the Guardian Council representative, who I often attend in these sessions, explaining the Guardian Council's objections. But in general, there is no prediction about receiving the Guardian Council's advisory opinion on this matter.
Regarding the Guardian Council's program to update old and traditional laws in the digital age, Tahan Nazif said: The Guardian Council Research Institute in Tehran and the Fiqh Consultative Assembly in Qom are reviewing and strengthening the resolutions and holding meetings with the agencies and implementers. New technologies are also being used, and this process is being strengthened.
He added: The Guardian Council has commented on the resolutions that have been converted into law once. If amendments are necessary to suit the needs of the day, the path of this amendment will begin with the parliament. These amendments may be made through the submission of a plan or bill, which has its own arrangements. In any case, if the parliament has an amendment in this regard, we will also review it.
Guardian Council’s Objections to CFT
Tahan Nazif, in response to a question about the review of the CFT and Palermo Conventions in the Expediency Discernment Council, said: Regarding the accession of the Palermo and CFT Conventions, the Guardian Council only had objections to the CFT and had no objections to Palermo. The reason why accession to the Palermo Convention is on the agenda of the Assembly is the objections of the Assembly’s Supreme Supervisory Board and the Parliament’s insistence on its own resolution. The objections of the Supreme Supervisory Board are communicated to the Parliament by the Guardian Council.
Regarding the latest status of the review of the tax on speculation and speculation bill, he noted: The tax on speculation and speculation bill has been back and forth between the Parliament and the Guardian Council several times, because the Guardian Council had objections and ambiguities regarding this bill, which have decreased over time in these exchanges. If the Parliament makes the necessary amendments to the bill, we will review it. The work of amending this bill has been done in the commission and is now being considered in the Parliament. We will review the Parliament’s amendments again.
The Iran-Russia agreement must be within the framework of law and Sharia
In response to a question about the comprehensive Iran-Russia agreement, Tahan Nazif said: The framework of our studies on international agreements, such as other approvals, is Sharia and the Constitution, especially Articles 77 and 125. If the comprehensive Iran-Russia agreement is within this framework and is approved by the Islamic Consultative Assembly and sent to us, we will study it.
In response to a question about the Guardian Council's monitoring of a possible Iran-US agreement, he said: Given that these negotiations have just begun indirectly, we need to see where it will lead.
The main factor affecting electoral participation is economic issues
The Guardian Council spokesman continued about the factors that increase people's participation in elections, saying: Based on national surveys and numerous surveys by scientific and academic centers and responsible agencies, the main factors affecting electoral participation are economic and livelihood issues and the officials' fulfillment of their promises. However, even if the Guardian Council’s contribution in this regard is small, the issue of participation has always been important to us and, God willing, it will be. Just as we emphasized this issue in the past, God willing, it will also be considered and emphasized in the future.
Tahan Nazif, in response to a question about whether the Guardian Council has the authority, based on the law, to intervene in the provisions of international treaties and agreements that are approved by the Parliament, said: “According to the Constitution, the provisions of international treaties and agreements that are approved by the Parliament should not contradict the Sharia of the Constitution. This issue is not new and there have been various cases in this regard in the past where the Parliament has made amendments to its resolution or referred it to the Assembly at the insistence of the Parliament. Therefore, there is no legal ambiguity in this regard.”
We are not aware of the details of the bill to change the country's official time
In response to a question about the Guardian Council's opinion on the government's approval of a bill to change the country's official time, the Guardian Council spokesman said: "We are not aware of the details of this bill, but in recent years, the parliament passed a law in this regard, based on which the law to change the country's official time was repealed and the government was given the power to determine working hours. Apparently, the government bill is about the country's official time, but we need to see how it is approved in the parliament.
In response to a question about whether, given the opinion of the Supreme Assembly Board on the parliamentary resolutions, the parliamentary resolutions are to be reviewed by the Supreme Assembly Board and the Guardian Council will only play its supervisory role in the elections, he said: This perception is not correct, because the Guardian Council reviews the parliamentary resolutions in terms of their compliance with Islamic law and the constitution, and the Supreme Board for Supervision of the Good Implementation of the General Policies of the Expediency Discernment Council, based on the delegation given to this institution, reviews the parliamentary resolutions based on their compliance with the general policies of the system.
In response to a question about the Guardian Council's opinion on the bill to improve women's security, Tahan Nazif said: We are not aware of the content of this bill and will comment on it after receiving this resolution.
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