Government Newspaper Claims About the Killing of Two Notorious Judges: 6 Shots in 13 Seconds

The Iran newspaper, the official organ of the Islamic Republic government, published new details today regarding the events inside the Tehran courthouse during the killing of two notorious judges of the Islamic Republic. It claimed that the assailant 'suddenly' entered Branch 39 on the first floor of the building at 10:30 AM, 'pulled out a weapon from under his clothing and began shooting.' According to the government newspaper, which identified the assailant as a '31-year-old clerk,' 'after targeting the judges and the security officer, he immediately exited the branch with the same weapon and fled to the third floor.' The Iran newspaper reported that 'those present, who were terrified by the sound of gunfire, rushed to the room' and encountered the bodies of Ali Razini and Mohammad Mogheiseh, while the report claimed that 'the security officer' had been 'injured in the shoulder.' According to this government media, while attendees were 'contacting the police and ambulance,' 'another gunshot was heard from the third-floor hallway,' and upon arrival, it was determined that 'the young clerk had committed suicide by shooting himself in the heart.' The newspaper claimed that 'from the time the clerk entered the branch until his exit from the room,' only '13 seconds' had elapsed, and 'an inspection of the crime scene revealed that 6 shots had been fired in rapid succession.' More than a day after the killing of Mohammad Mogheiseh and Ali Razini, two well-known and infamous judges of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who had issued numerous death sentences and long prison terms for government opponents during their judicial careers, government officials have provided differing narratives and are drip-feeding information in a controlled manner. Previously, Asghar Jahangir, spokesperson for the judiciary of the Islamic Republic, announced the 'identification, summons, or arrest' of individuals related to the killings of Ali Razini and Mohammad Mogheiseh, two well-known government judges. In a television interview, Jahangir did not mention the number or identity of those arrested, stating that 'investigations' had begun with them. Further reports on this matter include: the killing of two notorious judges of the Islamic Republic; the assailant identified as the 'silent clerk' of the judiciary; user reactions to the killings of Mogheiseh and Razini: biased judgments and a statue of cruelty; following the shooting at the courthouse; two well-known judges were killed. The publication of these details comes at a time when no information has yet been released about the identity and motive of the assailant. As of the publication of this news, no group has claimed responsibility for the killings of Mogheiseh and Razini. The announcement of arrests related to the killings of Mogheiseh and Razini; drip-feeding news and lack of government transparency; reactions from Iraj Masdagh and Hossein Ahmadi Nejad to the killings of Mogheiseh and Razini; various angles of the killings of Mogheiseh and Razini from the perspective of Saeed Dehghan; the killings of Mogheiseh and Razini; two notorious judges inside the building of the Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic; Mogheiseh 25 days before his death: 'We, the Supreme Court judges, will continue to be the powerful arms of the revolution.' Images published from the location of the killings of the two judges, Ali Razini and Mohammad Mogheiseh; the killing of two notorious judges of the Islamic Republic; the assailant identified as the 'silent clerk' of the judiciary; shooting at 3 judges in front of the Tehran courthouse; Fars: two judges were killed.