Raisi said: “We will have guidance patrols, but for managers.” He also said: “If the government does well, the people will do well.” He has said that the amputation of thieves’ hands, which is based on a very strict interpretation of Sharia, is one of “our honours” and that such punishments will not be limited to now and will be continued in the future. He has said that he should be honoured and esteemed for his role in the 1988 mass executions of political prisoners.