TEHRAN -- The heads of the three branches of government and a number of Judiciary officials from across the country attended the annual Judiciary gathering on Sunday.

Every year, the Judiciary holds its annual gathering on the martyrdom anniversary of Ayatollah Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti and 72 of his colleagues.
On June 28, 1981, the terrorist group Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) planted a bomb in the Islamic Republic Party’s main office, killing Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti and 72 high-ranking Iranian officials, including a number of MPs.
At the meeting, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani stated that the Judiciary will soon reveal the identities of a number of financially corrupt individuals.
“We should allow the cases to run their legal courses and avoid spreading rumors about the names of financially corrupt people,” Ayatollah Larijani noted.
He said that the Judiciary has identified a number of major cases of financial abuse, and he dismissed the allegations that the cases are politically motivated.
He went on to say that the Judiciary has devoted much time and effort to formulating the judicial component of the Fifth Socio-Economic Development Plan (2010–2015).
Ayatollah Larijani said the Judiciary is also devising a five-year plan for the judicial system, which will soon be made public.
He also stated that the Judiciary needs to have access to modern technology, and particularly information technology, in order to perform its duties efficiently.
Ayatollah Larijani said the Judiciary established the Center for Statistics and Information Technology over the past year, adding that efforts should be made to make sure the center has access to the technology it requires.
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani also addressed the meeting and called for the full independence of the Judiciary.
However, the Judiciary is facing internal and external challenges on its path toward full independence, he stated.
The parliament speaker pointed out that the external challenges facing the Judiciary are more significant than the internal challenges, adding that the taste of the full independence of the Judiciary has yet to be savored.
If and when the Judiciary summons an official to court, the individual should not hesitate to attend the court session and should not try to make excuses to avoid it, Larijani added.
If justice is served, shortcomings in other areas can also be corrected, he opined.
“If the government safeguards the rights of the people, then justice will govern the society,” he quoted Imam Ali (AS) as saying.
“If we want to disappoint the enemies, we should administer justice inside the country” and strengthen solidarity, the parliament speaker asserted.
The Judiciary requires security, expertise, and the rule of law in order to administer justice, Larijani noted.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also addressed the gathering.
The president stated that the Judiciary is shouldering heavy responsibilities and said its main duty is meting out justice.
Ahmadinejad added that governance and justice are inextricably intertwined.
“If justice is left out of the government, nothing will remain of the government,” he noted.
The president said the first step in the administration of justice is the creation of just laws and added that loopholes should be identified and eliminated from the legal system.
If people feel there is discrimination in society, it will sow the seeds of discord among the people, and this is a hindrance to development, Ahmadinejad noted.
In addition, he highlighted the need to have fair and just legal experts to mete out justice.
If the most just laws are in place but those who implement them are not just and do not have a clear understanding of justice, efforts are wasted, the president observed.
Ahmadinejad also said that his administration is ready to lend its full support to the judicial system.