January 18, (THEWILL) – Two judges, Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh, were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday, at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, Iran.
“This morning, a gunman infiltrated the Supreme Court in a planned act of assassination of two brave and experienced judges. The two judges were martyred in the act”, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported, adding that the assailant “killed himself” after the shootings.
Judiciary spokesman, Asghar Jahangir, said “a person armed with a handgun entered the room” of the two judges and shot them.
According to reports, the judges worked on cases “fighting crimes against national security, espionage and terrorism”.
State news agency, IRN, reported that one other person was injured in the attack.
According to the US Department of the Treasury, Veteran judge, “Moghisseh, 68, was sanctioned in 2019 by the United States for having “overseen countless unfair trials, during which charges went unsubstantiated and evidence was disregarded.
“Razini, 71, held several important positions in Iran’s judiciary and was previously targeted in a 1998 assassination attempt by assailants “who planted a magnetic bomb in his vehicle.”
Authorities have commenced an investigation into the motive behind the killings.
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