Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani who was addressing a meeting of Judiciary high-ranking officials on Tuesday, told the meeting that Foreign Ministry along with the Attorney-General would seek the cooperation of other Islamic countries, who had lost many of their citizens during Mina incident, in carrying out an investigation into the issue.
Amoli Larijani also offered condolences to the families of the killed and injured Hajj pilgrims; “Saudi government could not easily free itself from the heavy burden and responsibility of the Mina incident; the event is extremely terrible in terms of the scope of the fatalities, and all Islamic countries should devise effective measures to prevent the repetition of similar issues in the future. Contrary to the ongoing trend where Hajj pilgrims received improved services and better facilities, in recent years, the problems stymied the process, with insecurities rising considerably,” said the head of Judiciary.
“Saudis’ attribution of the event to heavenly preordained affairs is mere an attempt to bring other strange and ludicrous causes into the event; the real issue is their sheer incompetence in meeting the challenges on Hajj pilgrims’ security, while the heavenly providence has been on the place; Islamic countries would not easily close the case, and the bitter memory of the event will linger on for years to come,” he told the meeting.
“The event indicates that Saudi officials are among the most irresponsible and heedless officials ever to rule a country; they should compensate for all aspects of the disaster; the general expectation from a ‘strong government’ is to transparently address all facets of the event, and bring the perpetrators and contributors to justice, along with providing apologies to the multitudes of pilgrims’ families,” Amoli Larijani demanded.
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