Gathering of Shah’s creditors in front of the country’s judiciary

Thousands of komiteh or Revolutionary Committees served as “the eyes and ears” of the new rule and are credited by critics with “many arbitrary arrests, executions and confiscations of property”.Also enforcing the will of the government were the Hezbollahi (the Party of God), “strong-arm thugs” who attacked demonstrators and offices of newspapers critical of Khomeini.