Shirin Ebadi: If Necessary, We Will Refer Zahra Kazemi's Murder Case to an International Court

In her interview today, Shirin Ebadi stated that she will appeal the court ruling issued on Saturday and, if necessary, will refer Zahra Kazemi's murder case to an international court. The defense team representing the victim's family, led by Shirin Ebadi, has accused the Islamic Republic of prosecuting and trying an innocent person to cover up the murder committed by a high-ranking government official. Zahra Kazemi was arrested last year while photographing student protests outside Evin Prison in Tehran and was killed during interrogation due to blows inflicted on her head. In Tehran, Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, declared that she will not rest until the true identity of Zahra Kazemi's killer, the Iranian-Canadian photojournalist, is revealed and the murderer is brought to justice. Shirin Ebadi, who leads the defense team for the victim's family, spoke to reporters in Tehran a day before the Islamic Republic's court acquitted Mohammad Reza Aghdam Ahmadi, an agent of the Ministry of Intelligence, of the charge referred to as 'quasi-murder.'