 The Revolutionary Courts became a part of this court system, ruling in matters of "national security" such as drug trafficking and political and "anti-revolutionary" crimes, and were considered the "judicial arm of the regime".In 1982, in response to military coup threats, a separate "Military Revolutionary Court" was formed, handling military cases.The Retribution Law ("Qisas") of 1982 replaced sections of the Public Punishment Law (1924).