Former justice minister blames MEK for killing of two judges

"Today, after killing two judges, the assailant attempted to target a third judge but failed. During the attempt, he mentioned the MEK, indicating that it was a targeted, preplanned attempt to seek revenge against the judges," said Iran's former justice minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi.

Pourmohammadi has held several key roles within the state but is widely known to the public for his role on the three-person "Death Committees" established by the Islamic Republic to oversee the purge of political prisoners in the 1980s.

Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini, the two judges who were killed by a 31-year-old assailant on Saturday in Tehran, were also involved in the mass executions of dissidents, mainly MEK members, carried out by the Islamic Republic in 1988.

According to Amnesty International, throughout Iran, “predominantly young men and women, including teenagers, who were unjustly imprisoned for their political views and non-violent activities” were gathered from their cells and presented before "death commissions" composed of judicial, prosecutorial, and intelligence authorities.