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Article 89 (1979 Edition): Members of the Assembly can interrogate the Council of Ministers, or any individual minister on matters they find necessary. The inquiry can be presented to the Assembly if it is signed by at least ten representatives. The Council of Ministers, or the minister under question must appear at the Assembly within ten days after the inquiry is submitted, and answer the question, and ask for a vote of confidence from the Assembly. If the Council of Ministers, or the minister, fail to appear at the Assembly, the representatives who posed the question shall provide the necessary explanation for their questioning. If the Assembly considers it appropriate, it will declare a vote of no- confidence. If the Assembly does not give a vote of confidence, the Council of Ministers or the minister in question will be removed. In both cases, prime minister or the ministers in question cannot become members in the cabinet that is subsequently formed. 20 1. Six just Islamic jurisprudents who are conscious of the issues and needs of the time. These are selected by the leader. 2. Six legal scholars (hoquqdan), specialized in different fields of law, from among Muslim jurists who are presented by the head of the judiciary to the Islamic Consultative Assembly and are selected by the vote of the Assembly.