TEHRAN: Two judges were killed in a shooting attack at the Supreme Court building in Tehran on Saturday.
“Three judges of the supreme court were targeted. Two of them were martyred,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported, adding that the “assailant killed himself”.
State news agency IRNA reported another person injured in the attack.
Mizan identified the two slain judges as Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh, adding that they worked on cases “fighting crimes against national security, espionage and terrorism”.
The motive for their killing were not clear, but Mizan said the assailant was not involved in any cases before the SC. Authorities said an investigation was launched.
The US sanctioned veteran judge Moghisseh, 68, in 2019, according to the US Treasury Department.
Razini held several key positions in Iran’s judiciary and was previously targeted in a 1998 assassination attempt, Mizan said.
Published in Dawn, January 19th, 2025
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