protests, Volker Beck, a Green Party member and former German MP, reportedly sued Shahroudi on charges of "murder" and "crimes against humanity." However, the complaint did not finally come to a close, and Shahroudi left Germany for two days in the territory two days later. He later announced in an interview that he had been insinuing doctors to Germany, and he himself had opposed it. Bild and Hannoversche Allgemeine newspapers have reported that Shahroudi had a brain tumor. On 23 December 2018, it was reported by some Iranian media outlets that Shahroudi had died. However, the news was not confirmed by his family. His medicine team announced that Shahroudi was in a coma and that there was no hope for his recovery. On 22:04 IST of the following day, his death was announced. He was 70. A state funeral was held on 26 December in Tehran and he was buried at Fatima Masumeh Mosque in Qom. Criticism Shahroudi received criticism from a number of Iranian scholars and lawyers. Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad, a well-known Iranian scholar and expert on Islamic law, wrote a letter criticizing Shahroudi in August 2009. See also List of Ayatollahs Iranian Criminal Code References External links JUDICIARY BOSS TELLS PRESIDENT MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS Hashemi Shahroudi opposing President Khatami's actions The Moving Report on the Judiciary System, from Mohammad Ali Abtahi's weblog (in Persian) Shahroudi harshly criticized Iranian police and some hard-line judges (in Persian) 1948 births 2018 deaths People from Najaf Iraqi emigrants to Iran Iranian ayatollahs Members of the Guardian Council Members of the Assembly of Experts Chief justices of Iran Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq politicians Islamic Dawa Party politicians Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom members Burials at Fatima Masumeh Shrine