The fact is that the case against Martyr Soleimani’s assassins is a campaign supported by the Islamic nation and all freedom-seekers of the world against the state-run terrorism of the United States government. Thus, the case will remain open forever.
Reports on martyrdom of Lieutenant General Soleimani and his companions, including former commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, at Baghdad International Airport on 3 January 2020 shook the world and caused worldwide anger and criticism.
After the news on martyrdom of these two high-ranking military officials were confirmed by their two countries, the US Department of Defense issued a statement within few hours from the attack announcing that the assassination had been conducted under direct orders from the then US President Donald Trump.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said after the attack that Martyr Soleimani’s path will continue, insisting that a harsh revenge will await those who committed the heinous crime.
The Iranian judiciary system launched an inclusive probe into the terrorist attack. That comes as Tehran and Baghdad also formed a joint committee to pursue the case in international courts.
A former top prosecutor said at the time that Iran had issued judicial representations for Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait to follow up on investigations into the case at international courts.
Given that the US military used a German airbase in the region to launch the drone attack that led to the assassination, the Iranian judiciary has also been seeking to identify German individuals involved in the case.
A court in Tehran held a first hearing on Martyr Soleimani’s case, announcing that 85 million Iranians want the court to prosecute the perpetrators of the crime and said that the court has the jurisdiction to deal with legal claims lodged against foreign governments.
A total of 2,575 Iranians have filed lawsuits against the US officials involved in the assassination.
Kazem Gharibabadi, secretary of Iran’s High Council of Human Rights and a deputy head of the Iranian judiciary, has declared that some 94 individuals suspected of involvement in the assassination of General Soleimani are United States nationals, including three main suspects, namely former US President Donald Trump, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Kenneth McKenzie.
International lawyers have described the assassination of General Soleimani as a crime against humanity. The Iranian people and officials have repeatedly stressed that they will not close the case against the perpetrators of the crime until a final redress is granted.
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