Enemy Trying to Undermine National Security Through Political, Cultural Agitation: Leader
Referring to the recent student unrest, the Ayatollah Khamenei said that the enemy is trying to undermine the security of the society so that no one would be certain about his or her wealth, family, or children.
The recent student unrest and some agitation by anti-social elements broke out a few weeks ago following a decision by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology to privatize state-run universities. The officials say the situation is under control.
The Leader made the remark at a meeting with officials of the Judiciary and family members of the martyrs of the June 28 event.
On June 28, 1981 the People's Mojahedin Organization (MKO) planted a bomb in the main office of the Islamic Republic Party in Tehran killing the judiciary chief, Ayatollah Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti, and another 72 top officials including a number of MPs.
In the early days of the revolution the enemy, on the baseless pretext of lack of freedom, followed the same plots which of course did not succeed, the Leader said.
Today the enemy has also targeted the security of the people on the baseless pretext of lack of civil liberty, but they will not succeed because of the people's will and determination, he added.
The event of June 28, 1981 could have really overpowered a political system, he said, adding that the heavy blow did not succeed and the system survived only due to the people's faith and presence in the political scene of the country.
The MKO is on the terrorist list of the U.S. State Department and is on the blacklist of the European Union.
The French anti-terrorist police recently arrested about 150 members of the MKO, including Maryam Rajavi, the group's figurehead and the wife of MKO ringleader Massoud Rajavi.
France's counter-intelligence chief said in Paris on Friday that the terrorist MKO was beefing up its bases in France to make it a global operations center for terrorism, stressing that the group had already become "a dangerous cult".
Pierre de Bousquet, head of the DST internal security agency, told Le Figaro newspaper that the DST believed the MKO was upgrading its base in France, in Auvers-Sur-Oise, north of Paris, that for years has served as their headquarters, from which they were planning to launch attacks on Iranian embassies in Europe.
After being outlawed by Iran following the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the MKO carried out numerous assassinations of Iranian officials. They have also been listed as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the European Union.
De Bousquet added that the roundup of MKO members was justified as the group "had become a dangerous, fanatical cult, and since a long time had slipped into the logic of terrorism".
"The Mojahedin has seen a sectarian shift that illustrates the fanaticism of its militants. The dramatic immolations of recent days sadly confirm this," de Bousquet said. "Its members must show blind devotion to Massoud Rajavi and his wife, and a high price is paid for the slightest criticism."
De Bousquet added that it was the indirect consequence of the U.S. intervention in Iraq which made France hasten its action against the group.
"On the one hand activists and trained militants were heading to Auvers-sur-Oise and on the other we had intelligence from various sources which convinced us of the MKO's intention to make France a new world headquarters after losing its bases in Iraq," he said.
Elsewhere in his speech, the Leader said that judicial security is a prerequisite to social, economic, and political security.
If there is judicial security, then political, economic, social, and cultural security will be created, he said.
He said that while observing rules and regulations, the Judiciary must try to win the confidence of the people, adding that the fulfillment of justice and maintaining people's security and protecting their rights should be on the top of the agenda of the Judiciary.
People must pin their hopes on the observation of justice in all judicial centers, he said, adding that no judicial offense should be overlooked.
Recently there have been some complaints about corruption in the judicial system in Iran.
Attacking the Judiciary will lead to the violation of the rights of the weak strata and chaos in the society, he said in conclusion.