Citing Testimony in Proceedings (its Terms, Validity, and Impact on Sentence of the Court)

Abstract

Allegation of testimony has always been one of the reasons in the legal system for proving litigation. However, in countries where there is no need to make the witness to provide allegation of testimony on the one hand and considering the fact that the original principle is the innocence of the denier, testimony has largely lost its performance as a proof. Under the circumstances considered, allegation of testimony is accepted by the Muslims and its persuation as a great sin. Contrary to Islamic jurisprudence, the Iranian law does not accept the allegation of testimony; however, Western and Arab laws in accordance with Islamic jurisprudence consider testimony refusal as a crime and consider punishments for it.