Kadkhodaei reiterating the Guardian Council “has not any fear to disqualify outlaws” said on Sunday in an interview with Iran’s Arabic-language news Channel, Alalam : “If a candidate is able to work only several hours each day, cannot be qualified.”
“If a candidate’s belief to the principals of the Islamic Republic is undermined by his past activities, he should not expect the Guardian Council to approve him,” he said.
He said Gaurdian Council will not hinder anybody of announcing his ideas or proposals or even complaints but these statements should be declared with the framework of law.
“If the statements of candidates violate the principle (115) of Iran’s constitution with respect to president qualifications, for sure the supervisory body will consider such violations in survey of candidates’ qualifications,” he added.
Answering a question regarding the possibility of creation of chaos in case of disapproving some presidential hopefuls, Khadkhodaei said since Guardian Council is tasked with considering the interests of country and doing its duties according to the constitution, it prefers to perform its responsibilities within such context to avoid any exploitation of people’s interests.
Moreover he added that Guardian Council is not affiliated to any political parties and is lonely act under legal framework to declare the names of the final candidates.
Iran’s Guardian Council Spokesman has earlier said that the supervisory body might approve as many as 40 presidential hopefuls for the June 14 election.
Rejecting certain media speculations about the number of presidential hopefuls vetted by the Guardian Council, Kadkhodaei said on Saturday that the supervisory body “does not work based on numbers but based on criteria.”
The Guardian Council, a 12-member body, is tasked with vetting hopefuls for official candidacy and confirming the election results.