Civil liability of sailors in seizing a vessel carrying contraband

Maritime officers of the police command, according to the inherent duty assigned to them and within the framework of domestic and international laws and regulations, establish order and security in territorial waters and beaches, in case of direct observation or Based on the news received from sources and informants he trusts, with the coordination of the judicial authority and obtaining the assignment, he seizes sea vessels carrying cargo, and sometimes due to the failure to achieve the purpose and the discovery of illegal goods, the judicial authority orders the lifting of the seizure. The said float. In this regard, the cargo owners or transport operators due to the damage caused by the delay of the proceedings, which led to the damage and corruption of some goods and the violation of the obligation to deliver and unload the cargo at the time and place stipulated by They are filing a petition in Iran's judicial authorities, demanding compensation for the damages.

The current research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method.

Admirals act only for the assigned duty resulting from the inherent duty of the police contained in the law of the police force approved in 1369 and the rule of law under the supervision of the judicial authority subject to the codified criminal and civil laws. They will not have any responsibility.