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The constitutional watchdog, the Guardians Council, has returned a bill passed by Majlis (Parliament), which proposes to raise the amount of blood money payable to members of minorities as provided in the Constitution, saying it should be in accordance with the views of the Supreme Leader. According to IRNA, the Guardians Council returned the bill accompanied by a letter to Majlis Speaker Mehdi Karroubi explaining its views on the proposed note to Article 297 of the Islamic Penal Code (ratified in 1370). The Guardians Council wrote: "Considering the fact that the amount of blood money payable to minorities is specifically set forth in religious law, Note 2, which seeks to change the amount, contravenes such law." The letter, however, noted that if the Supreme Leader agrees to the proposal to make the amount of blood money payable to minorities equal to that payable to Muslims, then his view will be controlling. |
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