The issue focused on political rights of human rights lawyers in Iran. Lawyers who had legal training are permitted to practice law. They were authorized to file lawsuits and seek justice for civil rights violations. In March 2014, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a constitutional amendment that guaranteed their rights. The legislation set up an administrative court with judicial powers to judge legal complaints against government officials. But rights lawyers say the courts have been controlled by government attorneys and judges. Several criminal cases against rights lawyers have been dismissed or delayed