Suspicious murder of a lawyer in Kamranieh, Tehran
A lawyer was shot dead in Tehran on Wednesday night. His name, Hamid Hajian, has been mentioned in recent economic cases. This has given the issue a larger dimension. However, it is said that the motive of the attacker is still unclear.
Hamid Hajian, a senior lawyer at a courthouse, was shot and killed in the Kamranieh district of Tehran on Wednesday evening, April 24. According to Iranian media reports, and quoting the head of Tehran's criminal prosecution office, the attacker "fired a large number of bullets" at Hamid Hajian and a woman who was with him.
Mohammad Shahriari emphasized that "some individuals and colleagues of Hajian claimed that he was a lawyer in a series of economic corruption cases, but this has not yet been proven and its accuracy is not clear."
This is while, an hour after the news of Hajian's killing was broadcast, Hossein Hedayati, one of the defendants in the Sarmeh Bank case, was quoted on social media as saying in his last court session, "Go to Hamid Hajian, who is an influential lawyer and has stolen 50 billion tomans of my money. Hajian told me that if I mention his name in court, he will sue me; perhaps Mr. Yani's escape is also his fault."
Ali Akbar Yaani is another defendant in the Sarmeh Bank case who was said to have fled.
Khorasani's manager, lawyer Hossein Hedayati, has declared ignorance of the murder of Hamid Hajian and said that Hajian's murder has no connection to the Hedayati case.
The head of Tehran's criminal prosecution office spoke of the uncertainty of "the cause and motive of the attacker or attackers" and announced that an order to identify the attacker "has been issued."
The identity of the woman accompanying the pilgrims is unknown.
Source: DW
