A/HRC/37/68/Add.1 the defendant and his attorney, it was upheld. According to the court ruling dated 13 June 2012, pursuant to Article 257 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the General and Revolutionary Courts in criminal matters, the verdict was confirmed. Following enforcement of the legal provisions set forth in Article 134 of the New Penal Code he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and extradition of the mentioned cash money. Unfortunately, he continued his relationship with the terrorist organization, in the same way that he committed offenses during the period of leave, and therefore, he has a new case and he is charged with propaganda activity against the country (by telecommunication with elements of the organization of the terrorist group of MKO). He was sentenced to one year imprisonment and his final sentence was announced on 9 Jan. 2016. It should be noted that he has used several times of out of prison leaves, and even from 16 Feb.2015 to 6 May 2015, he was not in prison, on the basis of Islamic affection. The issue of the possibility of granting him amnesty, has been taken into consideration in the relevant legal mechanism. Reply to paragraph 41 Firstly, the mentioned opinion of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention is not filed with these specifications, and as stated in the introduction, the Islamic Republic of Iran has responded actively and responsibly to communications received from the Special Procedures and, therefore, as a rule, the initial views of these procedures in communications are not be considered definitive, and it is necessary for the mandate holders to pay attention to the information provided by the governments in rejecting of allegations. Contrary to the allegation, the issue of action against national security is a clear matter in the laws of the country. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the issue of fair trial is emphasized in the Constitution, in the criminal procedure law and in other ordinary laws in all stages of the proceedings, from discovery, investigation and trial to the enforcement of judgments, regardless of race, religion, gender, and ethnicity of people under consideration. The observance of the principle of innocence and the necessity of the legality of crimes and punishments are taken into account in Article 37 of the Constitution and in Articles 2 and 12 of the Islamic Penal Code. Accordingly, no one shall be convicted in law unless his or her crime is proven in the pertinent competent court. * The current laws of the country ensure fair trial standards, including immediate access to lawyers, so that a significant number of lawyers and legal advisers are run under the supervision of lawyers' associations in different regions of the country and relevant centers for the provision of judicial and legal services. * In accordance with Article 156 of the Constitution, the Judiciary is an independent power and in accordance with Principles 164 and 166, the judicial authority is protected by law and at the same time the judge is required to issue a verdict reasonably documented. In addition, ordinary laws, such as "the criminal procedure", "civil procedure", and regulatory rules, have guaranteed the independence of judges and lawyers at all stages of proceedings, whether they are primitive, appeal, or appeal stages. The Judiciary is directly and without the influence of other Powers of the country, protected by the Constitution (Chapter 11), and in order to implement the rules of ordinary laws, which have followed the democratic process of the legislative process and has become operational, to fulfill their entrusted duties in cooperation with the affiliated organizations as well as judicial authorities at initial and higher stage. The judiciary has taken several actions to improve the efficiency and guarantee more independence, by monitoring the performance of the judiciary and affiliated organizations, including: - Strengthening the organization of legal and judicial Deputies; - Strengthening and enhancing of the jurisdiction of dispute resolution Councils in order to resolve disputes and create peace and reconciliation; - Establishing a strategic Deputy for more coordination and monitoring of the performance of services to citizens; - Establishment of a Crime Prevention Deputy position; - Establishment of a cultural Deputy position to promote the legal culture in the society; - Establishment of a Deputy position for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in order to provide citizens with easy and quick access to judicial authorities through cyberspace; - Increasing the provision of specialized training courses for judges; - Establishment of a free legal counseling center for responding to citizens' legal questions through the phone system 129. 18