ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iran on Sunday said that the weapon used in the assassination of two prominent judges in Tehran last week was of Turkish origin, adding that the assailant might have been trained.
A meeting was held by judiciary officials, the intelligence ministry, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence arm on Sunday to investigate the assassination attempt of two prominent judges in Tehran’s Supreme Court, state media reported.
“During this meeting, information was provided about the attacker, stating that he was a tea server, naturally trusted, and had repeatedly received help and kindness from the two honorable judges,” spokesperson for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly Ebrahim Rezayi said.
“The weapon he used in the act was a handgun manufactured in Turkey,” Rezayi added.
Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini, two prominent judges were killed on January 18 in an armed attack at Tehran's Supreme Court, and one survived another assassination before.
Rezayi described the attacker as having "acted completely professionally," suggesting that he might have been trained.
In the meeting, it was emphasized that his motives were not personal and that "the issue was more about hypocrisy."
A committee with the meeting’s attendees will further investigate the case.
Although the Iranian judiciary's media outlet Mizan reported that the attacker had no prior criminal record, it was noted in today's meeting that he had a history of apathy and some behavioral deviations.
Moghiseh’s career began in the 1980s in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court. He initially worked at Qezel Hesar and later at Rajai Shahr, two of Iran’s harshest prisons located in Karaj, using the pseudonym “Naserian,” according to Mizan.
In 2022, he was transferred to the Supreme Court where he presided over some high-profile cases including the prosecution of leaders of the persecuted Baha'i sect, as well as some protesters in 2009, and people facing charges of enmity against God, a common charge for protesters and political dissidents.
Moghiseh was sanctioned by the United States in 2019 for a "miscarriage of justice" against dual nationals and political prisoners, accused of violating their freedom of speech.
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