Hossein Emami and Vahid Sarshar were two individuals martyred during an armed demonstration led by the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) on September 27, 1981.
According to the report, this uprising was a desperate gamble by MEK leader Rajavi. Following his defeat on June 20 and the failure of major operations on June 28 and August 30 to eliminate key figures of the Islamic Republic, Rajavi ordered an armed demonstration on September 27 in a final attempt to seize power.
Operational units were given stark orders: "Shoot anyone who tries to prevent the demonstration... If our forces can protect it for two hours, the people will join us and the uprising will ignite."
However, the plan failed. Mohammad Reza Yazdizadeh, one of the organizers, noted that security forces were largely indifferent, simply clearing the streets of vehicles to prevent them from being used as cover. Another organizer, Valiollah Safavi, confirmed the operation was a disaster, stating, "The only result was the arrest and killing of the majority of our forces that day."
The late Hashemi Rafsanjani recorded the casualties from the following day: 16 MEK members were killed, 30 civilians and guards were martyred, and over 150 MEK members and supporters were arrested.
Two of the martyrs were Hossein Emami and 18-year-old Vahid Sarshar.
The Legal Medicine Organization reported that Emami died from a gunshot wound to the head and another to the thigh. Sarshar's death was caused by an extensive shrapnel wound to his shoulder and chest from an explosive device.
A statement from Afshin Baradaran Qasemi, commander of the MEK unit responsible, details the operation:
* Unit Members: Afshin Baradaran Qasemi, Hamraz Shari'atpanahi, Firooz Armanpour, Majid Bahaa.
* Date & Time: September 27, 1981, 10:30 AM.
* Method: The unit stopped two members of the Islamic Republic Party on a Vespa motorcycle. After a brief argument, they were shot dead.
* Result: The martyrdom of Vahid Sarshar and Hossein Emami.
Source: Mizan News Agency