Overview
- Mehdi Ahmadzadeh Razavi, 48, and Arezou Soltani, 45, appeared by video in Vancouver, with their next court date set for March 25 under a publication ban on bail‑hearing details.
- The pair were arrested March 14 and each charged with first‑degree murder after Masjoody’s remains were found on March 6 in Mission, B.C.
- IHIT says the accused and the victim knew each other, and public records indicate prior disputes and social‑media exchanges.
- Police say the killing was targeted, both suspects remain in custody, and neither has a Canadian criminal record.
- Masjoody, a mathematician and outspoken critic of Iran’s regime who had filed multiple lawsuits, was reported missing on Feb. 2 after neighbours alerted Burnaby RCMP.