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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

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First of all, I welcome you all dear brethren, dear sisters,

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officials and high-ranking [commanders] of police [force],

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who meet one of the most prominent and important national needs,

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and have shouldered this responsibility.

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I [also] welcome the esteemed Minister of Interior, who is present here.

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I hope, God willing, all of you would be successful and assisted [by God].

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We must all congratulate one another

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[for this] divine bounty that we have been able to enter the [lunar] month of Rajab once again.

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The month of Rajab is an opportunity for getting close to divine values and getting close to the sacred being of God; and is an opportunity for self-purification.

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These days that have been introduced in our traditions as prominent days; these [days] are all opportunities.

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Every opportunity is a blessing and every blessing requires thanksgiving.

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[And true] thanksgiving for a blessing is that one must first know the blessing

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[and then] behave as is exigent for that blessing; take advantage of it;

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know that the blessing comes from God; and use it in the way of God. The month of Rajab is one of these blessings.

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[The] next [month] is Sha’ban, which is another blessing

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and, in the eyes of perfect human beings and those who are intimate with monotheism and [divine] values, these two months are a prelude to the month of Ramadan.

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And the month of Ramadan is the month of ascension; the month of Mi’raj [Ascension to Heaven],

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the month of purification, [and] the month of refining [one’s soul], which we all are in need of

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Know the value of the month of Rajab.

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During this month, increase your recourse to the Creator of the World as much as possible.


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Remember God and do your job for God.

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This effort that you make and this trouble that you take, devote it to God.

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Your job is one of those jobs in which divine intent and the intention for getting close [to God] can easily come into play.

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All actions can be done for the sake of God,

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even earning a livelihood can be done for the sake of God and with divine intent.

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However, having such a divine intent is much easier in certain jobs, including your job.

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Because your job is to serve the society; serve the people,

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serve the Islamic Republic,

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[and] serve Islam; it is [in fact] assisting Islam.

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[This is the meaning of] this verse [of Quran] that this dear youth read out here [which says] that

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“O ye who believe! Be ye helpers of Allah;”

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be among those who aid and assist and help God.

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Well, one [of its examples] is this.

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Your job is among those jobs, which can verily help Islam,

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help religion, help people.

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Therefore, the intent for closeness [to God] that you say “O God! This service that I provide,

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this hour that I spend at the office, this hour that I am on watch,

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this effort that I make to do a better job,

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these five minutes that I stay at the office after hours and do the job,

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I do this for you, this is an opportunity for your job to be done for God.

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Take advantage of the blessings of this month one of whose examples is what I just said.

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First of all, I must thank the police force.

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Well, good things are being done.

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A man may have flaws in one instance, two instances, [or] five instances,

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but the truth is that the effort that the police force is making across the country

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is truly and fairly a laudable effort.

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One example is your endeavors during new year [holidays].

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During new year, all people are in their homes,

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with their relatives, with their children.

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[However], your youth, your guys, your officers are on the roads, in cities, here and there,

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and are worried about the situation of others and the comfort of others.

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On the roads, one way, in the city, another way; in police stations one way, [and] on the streets, another way.

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This is very valuable and it is necessary to thank you and I thank you.

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The importance of the police force, on which I put so much emphasis,

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is due to the importance of the police mission.

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Importance of every human being is tantamount to the responsibility that they shoulder

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and this human or this organ or this organization is as important [as its responsibility].

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The mission entrusted to you is to establish security in the country.

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Security is very important. People know the value of security when it does not exist;

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when a man gets out of his house, a women gets out of her house,

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a young person and a child get out of their houses without being sure that they would return to that house again;

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[When] street is insecure, alley is insecure, wilderness is insecure,

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[and] incidents await citizens; when people do not feel safe even in their homes.

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This is when one would understand how important security is.

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Creation of this security, establishment of this security, generalization of this security, is your job.

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The most important organization and organ that has shouldered this important task

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is the police force and this is a very important job.

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Therefore, the organization gains its importance through the approach that it takes to this mission.

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Well, security is not an issue of propaganda or mere words that one would say “people, we have created security.”

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If you repeat one hundred times in statements, communiques and [your] remarks that ‘yes, we have made this street secure,’

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then when people walk along the street at night [they] face implications of insecurity,

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all you have said would count for nothing: “actions speak louder than words.” well

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People should feel secure.

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The feeling of security depends on the real existence of security; security should exist in reality.

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Well, of course, good steps have been taken.

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The statistics that the esteemed commander announced [prove this], [and] I have seen those figures in reports, and these are very valuable as well. However, you should not stop at that;

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your intention and determination should be [focused on]

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raising this level of security and securing [the society] as much as possible.

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That we, for example, reduce road accidents by a certain percent, this is not enough.

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Your determination should be to totally stop road accidents from happening; to prevent robbery from happening.

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Creating insecurity in cities and such incidents that are [taking place] should not happen; this should be [the goal] of your determination.

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When you focus your determination on this, naturally, the job will be done nonstop;

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that is, the job you do will never lose steam.

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One important issue is that the social security and personal security, which we talk about,

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is not simply that when you get out of your house to go to work, to shop, to your business or school,

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for example, nobody attacks you with a knife.

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Well, yes, this is one form of security that people are not exposed to physical harm; t

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here is no doubt about it. However, in addition to this, there are [some] more intangible forms of security in terms of being noticed and observed,

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but [their absence is] sometimes much more dangerous [than ordinary security].

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Take, for example, the insecurity that stems from spread of narcotic drugs.

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If the environment of our recreation centers, the environment of our park, the environment of our street, the environment of our school was such that

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anybody entering them, especially the youth; most importantly the youth;

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would not be secure against the narcotic drugs, this insecurity is a very dangerous [form of] insecurity.

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If our youth, for example, were not safe against being attracted to immorality and other evil deeds,

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this would be a great insecurity.

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You are certainly aware, and we have reports,

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that certain people spend money or are hired by centers that give them orders,

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and their goal is to attract our youth at night parties in different places

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toward immorality and evil deeds!

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This is different from the case when a young person does something that is not religiously correct.

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No, this [issue of] attracting the youth toward vice is insecurity. You must not allow [this and] must prevent this.

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If, for example, our streets are safe against various physical accidents,

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but our youth are not secure

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at school, at university, at park, at store, [and] through street friendship

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against being drawn toward a night party and being introduced to immorality and vice and the likes of that,

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or become immersed in such things; or [are not safe against] sexual assaults;

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these are things which are among very important security matters.

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That is, if we don’t have a security which covers these things, in fact, we have no security.

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After all, narcotic drugs, sexual offenses, attracting [the youth] toward immorality and the likes of them are very important issues.

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There is another issue, which I have heard that sometimes in some streets, these young people

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who are beyond themselves due to their wealth – drunk with the vanity of wealth –

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ride luxury cars and start roaming the streets, and strolling along, and [making] the environment of the street insecure; these are also a form of insecurity.

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Plans should be drawn up for all kinds of insecurity and action is needed and [suitable] steps should be taken.

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These are all among various aspects of security.

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[Another] important issue, which exists

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– and I have repeatedly said this – is the issue of the authority of the police force.

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The police force in its responsibility, which is to create security,

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is the symbol of the Islamic Republic Establishment.

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That is, it is an innate task for the Islamic Republic to create security in the society.

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Moral security, social security – as you explained – are among our duties;

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among duties of the Islamic Republic; we cannot be indifferent toward these [duties].

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The symbol of this security and the centerpiece of this security is the police force.

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Therefore, you should have authority;

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you should be able to act authoritatively, should be able to act firmly.

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However, the point is that authority should not be mistaken for oppression.

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Authority should not be mistaken with acting in an unrestricted and unbridled manner.

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For example, assume that in some countries – like America – the police are very authoritative.

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They show muscular people through the cameras and like that,

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who have entered the scene as the police and are doing their job. Well, yes, but they kill the innocent.

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They kill a person because, for example, [they think] he had intended to draw a gun.

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shoot fifteen [or] sixteen bullets at the person, bashing and annihilating him

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This authority is not a good form of authority; it is authority combined with oppression;

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this is an authority which finally does not create security, but creates insecurity.

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This [authority] becomes a cause for insecurity. And when they are taken to court, courts acquit them, which you hear.

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This problems are unfortunately rampant in a world that pays no attention to spiritual values and you see it.

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Now, the irony is that in America, the so-called president is also a black person

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and, at the same time, such things and acts are done to black people.

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On the occasion that one day slavery was abolished by a person, a president, they celebrate.

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Of course, [even] that [claim] is open to objection; it is open to basic objection.

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That is, Abraham Lincoln who say has abolished this [slavery],

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according to historical studies that some people have carried out, this is not a true story.

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The problem was not abolition of slavery; the problem was a problem between the north and the south,

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and longstanding and rooted many-year-old wars between the north and the south of America,

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and the issue of disputes between land ownership and farming, on the one side, and industry, on the other side. The [real] dispute was over these issues;

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the issue was not that [abolition of slavery] was really a result of humanitarian feelings.

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However, at the same time, the black people are being oppressed, are being ignored,

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are being humiliated; and their lives [is also in danger].

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This form of authority for police is not desirable for Islam and is not desirable for us, no!

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we don’t like to give a so-called cinematic and Hollywood-style quality

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to the actions of our police.

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We want the job to be done in the true sense of the word;

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that is, firmness, [and] authority [must] coexist with justice, with manliness, with mercy;

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in some cases [police work] should be combined with mercy; this is the symbol of Islam.

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The divine being of the Almighty is compassionate and merciful, on the one hand,

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while on the other hand, He administers painful torment; that is both these aspects should be taken into account at the same time.

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This should continue to move down the pyramid and spread to our life and our behaviors

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and out actions, including about the police, which this quality should exist.

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Another issue, which in my opinion is very important, is abiding by law.

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This law abidance has two forms. One form is in the face of people;

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that is, you must see where a law is being violated and stop it right there.

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Another form is within the organization.

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That is, a member of the police force should abide by law in the true sense of the word within the organization

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and observe the laws. Law abidance should be observed more in there [police organization] than other places;

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and naturally, the health of the force [is very important]; the health.

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I always advised former esteemed [police] commanders during the past years,

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[and] now firmly recommend the esteemed commander and officials of the police force

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that you should never underestimate the issue of the health of the force;

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the health of the force. You are different from other military force;

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you are among the people and people are in touch with you.

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God forbid, any violation, problem, flaw, misbehavior,

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and erroneous act will be immediately observed by people; more than other organizations.

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Perhaps, we have few organizations across the country that are mingled with and are among people as much as you do.

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Therefore, if God forbid, there are problems, a mistake,

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treachery, [or any other] problem, it will be immediately observed by the society.

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When it is observed, it is not only the police force that is discredited

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– [because] as I said before, the police force represents the Islamic Establishment,

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represents the Islamic Republic among people –; [therefore] everybody will be discredited.

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This is why you must attach high importance to the health of the force.

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Within police stations, on the streets, on the roads, in all other places, real attention should be paid to this issue

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that the health of the police force and its members should be preserved.

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The police force can really give credit to the Islamic Republic.

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That is, if we assume that five or ten other organizations do not fulfill their duties,

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but the police force is a police force, which acts correctly,

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is honest, powerful, firm and with necessary qualifications,

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[it will] give credit to the Islamic Republic Establishment in the eyes of people; it can be a source of credit.

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The opposite of this, God forbid, may also happen.

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Therefore, attention should be paid to these [issues] that the main point is organizational safeguard.

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This safeguard [against unhealthy behavior] should exist within the organization, which will be naturally, reflected outside [the organization].

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Well, the report of the esteemed commander mentioned that

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spiritual and moral issues and religious and ideological issues and the likes of them

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are receiving attention and being planned for; this is very good.

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Scientific advances in this job and reliance on scientific innovations that emerge in the world day by day,

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is very necessary because this will lead to promotion of the organization.

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Trust Almighty God; do your job for God; do it correctly.

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Almighty God will, God willing, bless you;

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[He] will both bless your work, and, God willing, make you source of blessings for the Establishment of the Islamic Republic.

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I pray for you; may Almighty, God willing, help all of you succeed;

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be successful and be able to do whatever is necessary.

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There are common works in various sectors [and] officials should cooperate [with you]

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and, God willing, you will be able to do great things through cooperation.

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Peace be unto you and so may the mercy of Allah and His blessings.