Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 1, 1996

I was at home until the evening. Mahdi, Fereshte and Fouad were also there. In the afternoon, Hamid Lahoti, [Faeze's wife] also came. Most of the relatives are traveling and it is very quiet around us. Agha Jalal treated us for lunch with Daisy soup and homemade bread that he made at home. Mr. Varzdar came in the evening. He requested to be transferred from the IRGC to the municipality and to compensate the two million tomans that the court demanded from him.

We went to Dr. [Hasan] Rouhani's house to condole the death of his son. Mehdi warned; He had left last night. They are very upset. They have the right too. They have lost an eighteen-year-old child in a suspicious situation, and the investigation has not determined anything yet. Neither the killer nor the motive for the murder is known. The bullet entered the right temple and exited the other side. He was alone at home. His brother, who arrived at midnight, was still alive. Their son-in-law, who is a doctor, was immediately informed. He still had a pulse and died before the ambulance arrived. Mr. Rouhani explained the incident in detail. All family members, sisters, parents and brothers were gathered; I invited them to come to Letyan dam tomorrow to relieve the situation caused by mourning.

We came to Letian with Mahdi. In the evening, part of the family of the late brother also joined. They brought reports from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Again, our conditions and relations with Germany, after the issuance of the arrest warrant for Mr. [Ali] Fallahian, [Information Minister], are getting dark, and the analysis is that the relations, probably in the direction of the American policy, are getting worse with Europe, and they have made suggestions. I also read a report about Ireland's displeasure due to the interruption of their meat imports to Iran, due to the issue of British mad cow disease.