The Case of Mohammad Jameh Bozorg's Murder, One of the Victims of Protests, to be Reviewed in Military Court

Payam Darvishan, a lawyer, announced that a military court in Tehran will convene to investigate the murder of Mohammad Jameh Bozorg, one of the victims of last year's nationwide protests. According to this lawyer, the court is set to take place on September 10 with eleven defendants. Security forces attacked Mohammad Jameh Bozorg's home in Malard County in the early hours of October 24 last year, killing the 59-year-old by shooting him in the eyes with a shotgun. Earlier, the Shargh news network reported in detail about the arrest of the main shooter on charges of intentional murder, stating that out of 14 defendants in the case, 12 have been formally charged, while 2 remain fugitives. According to this report, the accused murderer is a formal employee of one of the military institutions and has a criminal record including 'shooting, livestock theft, and carrying a firearm.' The report did not mention the identity of the main shooter or the military institution where he works, although the Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is referred to as the 'specific agent of the case.' According to Shargh, Mohammad Jameh Bozorg intervened on September 22 to prevent the street arrest of his two sons, Masoud and Meysam, by security forces during the nationwide protests. The website 'Dadban' introduced Mohammad Jameh Bozorg as a citizen who was killed for sheltering protesters. Previously, Masoud Jameh Bozorg referred to his father as a 'hero' and 'shelter for the children of Iran' in an Instagram post, stating: 'If I were to write the events of that night completely and without omission, you would no longer have the courage to speak of Karbala, Hussein, and the oppression of Zahra.' During last year's nationwide protests, at least five hundred people were killed, and thousands more were injured or arrested. However, so far, except in a few rare cases, no court has been held to prosecute those responsible for the killings, injuries, and torture of protesters. The primary court issued a murder conviction for the accused in the case of Mehran Samak, and the number of fatalities from the nationwide protests in Iran has risen to 490 as of December 12. Protests continue in the southern country; government agents have resorted to weapons. Multiple reports indicate serious injuries to protesters in Isfahan from shotgun fire; an eye specialist stated: 'This is a case of crime.' Elaheh Tavakolian stated: 'Silence in the face of blood unjustly shed is treason.'