Tehran, May 3, The Iran Project - Iran's Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi has highly criticized the idea of creating a leadership council at a commemoration ceremony on teacher's day in Tehran on Thursday, ISNA reported.

Criticizing the idea of creating a leadership council, Ayatollah Yazdi said that, "Assembly of Experts has recognized that among those who appointed by Imam Mahdi (twelve Shiites� last Imam from Prophet Mohammad�s household) only one is more deserving of a rest for leadership and elected as the leader."

"A leader must act within the framework of Islamic rules," he added.

Ayatollah Yazdi also stressed that �The executive branch has a duty to implement the rules of Islam.

Ayatollah Yazdi's comments came after President Rouhani told a host of senior police commanders that law enforcement is not responsible for implementing the rules of Islam; rather police should enforce the laws. The President has since come under fire for his comments.