Iran: Several Members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization (PMOI/MEK) Arrested During Attack on Judiciary Headquarters in Tehran

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The leadership of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) inside the country announced that several members of the organization were arrested on the evening of Friday, October 16, 2026, during clashes with security personnel from the judiciary and police patrols, while an attack was underway targeting the central headquarters of the Iranian regime’s judiciary in Tehran.

According to the statement, the clashes took place at around 9 p.m. local time on Abdollahzadeh Street, off Keshavarz Boulevard, near the judiciary’s central headquarters.

Resistance Units Mobilized Following Reports That Mohseni Ejei Was Heading to the Headquarters
The PMOI leadership inside Iran explained that, several hours before the operation, information had been received indicating that Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei, head of the Iranian regime’s judiciary, was on his way to Keshavarz Boulevard to proceed to the central headquarters.

The statement added that, immediately upon receiving this information, several groups of Resistance Units moved toward the area with the aim of targeting Mohseni Ejei, in response to the death sentences issued by the judiciary.

It noted that clashes broke out near the central building between members of these groups, judiciary security personnel, and police patrols, resulting in the arrest of several members of the organization.

Several Participants Managed to Leave the Scene of the Clashes
According to the statement, by midnight on Friday, several participants in the operation had managed to break through the security cordon imposed by government forces and leave the scene of the clashes.

The statement did not specify the total number of participants or the number of those arrested. It also provided no information about any injuries or fatalities during the confrontations.

The organization’s leadership confirmed that the names and personal details of those arrested would be forwarded to the relevant international bodies at a later date, once their arrests had been verified.

Central Judiciary Headquarters on Keshavarz Boulevard
The statement noted that Mohseni Ejei uses several different locations to carry out his duties, and that the central headquarters of the judiciary on Keshavarz Boulevard is one of them.

According to the information provided in the statement, the main building consists of 20 floors above ground and three underground floors.

According to the statement issued by the leadership of the People’s Mojahedin Organization inside Iran, these developments come in the context of the Resistance Units’ response to the death sentences issued by the Iranian regime’s judiciary.

This article was first published by arabic.mojahedin

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