The doctor who attempted to administer aid to Iranian student Neda Agha-Soltan after she was shot in the chest on the streets of Tehran Saturday, June 20, 2009, has claimed today to identify her killer.
Dr. Arash Hejazi, an Iranian novelist and physician who found himself at the scene of the shooting which subsequently became a video seen by millions worldwide, has identified photographs posted online as the person he believes shot the young Iranian student. He claims only to be able to identify the person as Neda's killer, not to profile him, and says on his personal website that he hopes the identification will help lead law enforcement authorities to find justice in the case of the murdered Agha-Soltan.
Front and back of the identification card of the individual Dr. Arash Hejazi claims to be responsible for the shooting of Neda Agha-Soltan. Dr. Hejazi identified these photographs, which were posted online by another source, on his personal blog. The identification card is for an 'Abbas Kargar Javid.'
Dr. Hejazi, who had been studying in England at the time of the killing but was temporarily in Iran on a business trip, returned to England several days after Neda's death and gave an interview to the BBC detailing the circumstances of the event. He has expressed fear for his own safety following the incident, which became a rallying point for the Iranian protest in wake of the recent disputed election. The chief of police of Iran stated earlier this month that Hejazi was being sought by Interpol, a charge Interpol subsequently denied. Iranian authorities have disputed that Agha-Soltan was killed by Basij militants and suggested that her killing was a staged event.
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