Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the head of the Iranian regime’s judiciary, has once again, in a commanding tone, called on courts to review cases at an abnormal speed and outside standard frameworks—an approach that effectively amounts to eliminating minimum standards of fair trial. In his latest remarks, he went even further and labeled detainees in advance as foot soldiers of the enemy, a designation that indicates many of these individuals have effectively been sentenced before any judicial process has taken place.
Ejei’s continued insistence on speeding up proceedings comes as a wave of executions has unfolded in recent weeks, raising serious concerns among human rights organizations. In such a climate, emphasizing the abandonment of normal procedures not only fuels suspicion but presents a clear picture of a rushed and non-transparent process.
On the other hand, widespread arrests based on stereotypical accusations such as espionage and treason—without disclosing the identities of the accused or details of the cases—reinforce the question of whether anything resembling an independent judiciary still exists, or whether everything serves a predetermined scenario.
Ejei’s recent statements—from demanding that case files be delivered within a matter of hours to call for interrogations inside prisons to expedite indictments—resemble managing an assembly line of verdicts more than administering justice.
