judiciary will not engage in political factionalism
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tehran, aug. 17, irna -- new head of the judiciary ayatollah mahmoud  
hashemi shahroudi said here on tuesday that per recommendations of the
leader of islamic revolution ayatollah ali khamenei, the judiciary    
will not enter into any political factionalism.                       
    addressing a ceremony to introduce new head of the judiciary and  
bid farewell to the former judiciary chief, hashemi said that during  
his tenure he plans to employ expertise of experienced judges in his  
short-term policy makings and to remove present judicial problems     
by adding new articles and notes to current judicial laws.            
    easing or removing problems facing the laws on public courts,     
distribution of responsibility among judicial branches and            
coordination in the judicial system, constant supervision over        
performances of judges, campaign against corruption, establishment of 
judicial police, restructuring of judiciary's administrative system,  
establishment of mobile courts, removal of formalities, and timely    
dissemination of information would be among short-term plans of the   
judiciary in the future, he added.                                    
    praising services of his predecessor ayatollah mohammad yazdi over
the past 10 years in the judiciary, hashemi said that judiciary is    
undergoing its experimental stage but there is a long distance ahead  
fore realization of a pure islamic judicial system.                   
    prior to hashemi's speech, ayatollah yazdi said that iranian      
judiciary is today highly developed, powerful and prestigious and     
enjoys services of independent and competent judges.                  
    majlis speaker ali-akbar nateq-nouri, first vice-president hassan 
habibi, head of the leadership office hojatoleslam mohammadi          
golpayegani, a number of cabinet members and majlis deputies,         
commanders of the law enforcement and armed forces and basij          
(volunteer),  heads of justice departments in various provinces, a    
group of judges as well as state and military officials were present  
in the ceremony.                                                      
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