Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution met this afternoon with the Interior Minister and a group of police officials and commanders. Speaking at the meeting, His Eminence said that one of the most important duties of the police force is to establish moral and psychological security in society.Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the remarks he made yesterday about the recent events and added: "Unfortunately the attitude that certain newspapers adopted towards these remarks caused discord instead of a sense of peace."
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution reiterated that it is necessary to avoid provoking tension in society through the mass media.
Ayatollah Khamenei reminded the audience of the disagreements among government officials and political activists during the leadership of Imam Khomeini (r.a.) and added that Imam Khomeini (r.a.) would repeatedly tell government officials to say whatever they liked in their meetings, but avoid making their disagreements public.
His Eminence referred to the efforts made by foreign media to magnify certain disagreements among Iran's government officials and stressed that the statements of government officials must not suggest that there is discord among them. He added that if there are any disagreements, government officials must not reveal their dissatisfaction to the people and give foreign media a pretext to broadcast negative propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that the people have a high morale and added: "The peace in society and the firm and conscious movement of the people towards the ideals is nothing but a divine blessing, and it is necessary to appreciate this blessing."
Elsewhere in his speech, Ayatollah Khamenei expressed his gratitude for the efforts made by police officials and commanders during the New Year holidays and throughout last year. He reiterated: "The people can see these efforts and services, and they appreciate them."
His Eminence said that providing moral and psychological security in society is one of the most important duties of the police and added: "Moral security in society means that people should not have any concerns about the possibility of moral corruption among their children."
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that one of the necessities of establishing moral security in society is to make the police force invulnerable. He added that the police cannot be made invulnerable except through adhering to religious principles.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that the situation of the police has improved a lot since last year and added: "Our police officials and commanders should not be satisfied with the current level of success, rather they should make efforts to reach the peak."
His Eminence said that he is satisfied with the existing harmony between the Ministry of Interior and the police force, and he urged them to increase this harmony.