Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi
Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 Iran |
| Died | August 2, 2005 (aged 42) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Occupation | Judge |
Judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi (Persian: مسعود احمدی مقدسی; 1963 – August 2, 2005) was an Iranian judge, and deputy to Saeed Mortazavi. He was assassinated by Majid Kavousifar, who was hanged two years later,[1] on Tehran's Ahmad Ghasir Avenue while commuting home from work.[2]
Moghaddasi was born in 1963 at the Balakhiaban neighbourhood of Mashhad to a poor family. His family was from Yazd.
He had ruled in the case of journalist Akbar Ganji which led to Ganji's imprisonment, and was also involved in the case of Zahra Kazemi. Moghadasi also was in charge of the trial of Iranian famous blogger Mojtaba Saminejad and his friends who were involved in that case. Moghadasi was responsible for the trial sentencing and execution of thousands.
In addition, he was involved in 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tehran killers hanged in public". BBC News. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Prominent Iranian judge shot dead". BBC News. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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