Blood

Date: 10/07/1360 (October 2, 1981)

Number: 3250

From the Chief Justice of the Revolution of the Islamic Republic

To all Prosecuting Attorneys of the Revolution of the Islamic Republic in the provinces and counties

In referring to the announcement and the request made by the Islamic Guards, there are times when our Pasdar brothers are injured, either as a result of domestic skirmishes or at the front, and are transferred, with an urgent need for blood transfusion, to the hospitals, where, due to a lack and the difficulties in obtaining blood, the situation can lead to the death of the injured party.  In order to solve this problem secret orders should be issued so that medical personnel who can be trusted will be able to transfer the blood of those who are sentenced to be executed and whose sentences are to be carried out immediately, to special containers, which will in turn be delivered to the nearest infirmary or blood bank so that it may be used as soon as it is needed for our brothers, the Islamic Guards.

It must be noted that in order to avoid any speculation about this practice being against Islamic laws, we have already obtained a fatwa from Imam Khomeini, the leader and the founder of the Islamic Republic, proclaiming that such a practice would not be against the law.

Signed and sealed

Chief Prosecutor of the Revolution of the Islamic Republic