An affidavit states that Arezou Soltani and Mehdi Ahmadzadeh Razavi met with Rosita Fatemi, discussing a lawsuit filed by Masood Masjoody against them. Fatemi alleges that Soltani inquired about drugs to 'silence' someone, referring to Masjoody, who was later murdered. Soltani and Razavi have been charged with first-degree murder.
Masjoody, an outspoken critic of Iran’s Islamic regime, had filed numerous lawsuits alleging harassment and defamation. His death followed a history of legal disputes within the Iranian activist community in British Columbia.