Two Prominent Judges Are Shot Dead Outside Iran’s Supreme Court

Individuals have been identified, summoned or arrested in connection with the incident,

he added, without providing further details

I strongly urge the security and law enforcement forces to take the necessary measures as soon as possible by examining the dimensions and angles of this reprehensible act and to identify its perpetrators."

Pezeshkian said

According to initial investigations, the person in question did not have a case in the Supreme Court nor was he a client of the branches of the court,

the judiciary's Mizan news agency said

He is notorious for sentencing scores of journalists and internet users to lengthy prison terms,

the Treasury had said

Our friends and I who are among the 20 judges in the country, we did our best to ensure the security of that time and the years after and from then, we guaranteed that the hypocrites (the MEK) could never become powerful in this country,

he reportedly said

This morning, an armed infiltrator at the Supreme Court carried out a premeditated assassination targeting two brave and experienced judges renowned for their fight against crimes against national security, espionage, and terrorism,

it said, ... according to Iran International

Three judges of the Supreme Court were targeted. Two of them were martyred and one was injured,

the judiciary's Mizan Online website said

[The ... They] were actively involved in combating crimes against national security, espionage, and terrorism,

the statement added, describing the slain judges as “courageous and experienced”.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the perpetrator had no prior cases in the Supreme Court nor was he one of its visitors,

the statement said