Iranian Legal Medicine Organization Explained

The Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO) (Persian: سازمان پزشکی قانونی) is a program under Iran's Judicial Branch.^[1] It is based in Tehran.^[2] In addition to publishing data about medical conditions and fatalities in the country,^{[3] [4]} and releasing reports on injuries and fatalities due to natural disasters,^{[5] [6]} it also offers services like coroners and virginity tests.

History

1922, the first Office of Legal Medicine, in the Ministry of Justice, was established. Until 1942 forensics were done in private doctors offices.

In 2022 ILMO released a statement in which they claimed that Mahsa Amini's death was due to medication she had been taking, rather than due to police violence.^[7]

Publications

ILMO owns the Iranian Journal of Forensic Medicine.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Medical jurisprudence meeting to be held in Tehran . 2023-07-15 . Islamic Republic News Agency.
2. Web site: Iranian Legal Medicine Organization GHDx . 2023-07-15 . ghdx.healthdata.org.
3. Web site: 2019-08-01 . Work-Related Fatalities Increases in Iran . 2023-07-15 . Zamaneh Media . en-US.
4. Web site: 2019-10-14 . Iranian Road Death Fatalities Continue Upward Trajectory . 2023-07-15 . Financial Tribune . En.
5. Web site: 2017-11-27 . Iran quake death toll mounts to 483, over 12,000 injured . 2023-07-15 . ReliefWeb . en.
6. News: 2019-04-03 . Iran urges oil firms to assist flood relief as IFRC boosts aid . en . Reuters . 2023-07-15.
7. Web site: Mahsa Amini's Death Unrelated to Blow to Head, Vital Organs, Autopsy Reveals . 2023-07-15 . Tasnim News Agency . en.
8. Web site: Iranian Journal of Forensic Medicine . 2023-07-15 . sjfm.ir.