Preparations for execution of attacker on Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran completed

Iran has completed all preparatory procedures for the execution of the sentence against Yasin Huseynzada, who attacked the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, the representative of the Iranian judicial system, Asghar Jahangir said, answering a question about the sentence against the person who attacked the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, Report informs via IRNA.

"There is a final sentence. As part of the procedure for the execution of court decisions, all preparatory work has been completed to enforce the decision on retaliation against the said person. The judicial system is ready to execute this sentence," he noted.

The incident occurred on January 27, 2023, at 08:30 Baku time. Iranian citizen Yasin Huseynzada, armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, broke through the embassy security post, killed the head of security Orkhan Asgarov and wounded security officers Vasif Taghiyev and Mahir Imanov, who tried to prevent the attack.

On January 30, Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry evacuated the embassy staff from Tehran, after which the activities of the diplomatic mission were suspended. In connection with the attack, the State Security Service of Azerbaijan opened a criminal case under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. Orkhan Askerov was buried in the Second Alley of Martyrs in Baku.

On February 3, 2023, by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Orkhan Asgarov was posthumously awarded the Medal "For the Motherland." Vasif Taghiyev was awarded the Order of Valor of the first degree, and Mahir Imanov - the Medal "For the Motherland." After the attack, the activities of the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran were suspended. The embassy staff and their families were evacuated to Baku on January 29, 2023.

As a result of negotiations between the two countries, on July 15, 2024, the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran resumed its activities at a new address, the ambassador and diplomatic staff returned to Iran. The trial of Yasin Huseynzada lasted two years. After the trial, the Iranian Ministry of Justice announced that he had been sentenced to death. The Supreme Court of Iran upheld the death sentence against the embassy attacker, after which the case was transferred to Tehran for execution.