▁identify ▁the ▁group ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁kill ings , ▁has ▁arrested ▁them ▁and ▁processed ▁their ▁cases ▁through ▁the ▁jud icial ▁system . ▁Unfortunately ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁ir respons ible , ▁mis gu ided , ▁head strong ▁and ▁obst inate ▁staff ▁within ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information ▁who ▁are ▁no ▁doubt ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁under cover ▁ro gue ▁agents ▁and ▁act ▁towards ▁the ▁object ives ▁of ▁foreign ▁and ▁est r anged ▁sources ▁committed ▁these ▁criminal ▁activities ". ▁ ▁Arr ested ▁for ▁the ▁diss ident ▁mur ders ▁was ▁S ae ed ▁Em ami ▁or ▁Is l ami , ▁the ▁deput y ▁security ▁official ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information , ▁and ▁his ▁colle agues ▁and ▁sub ordinate ▁staff : ▁Me hr d ad ▁A lik h ani , ▁Most af a ▁Kaz emi ▁and ▁Kh os ro ▁Bas ati . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ind ym edia ▁UK , ▁" the ▁agent ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁master mind ▁behind ▁the ▁assass in ations , ▁S ae ed ▁Em ami , ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁killed ▁himself ▁in ▁prison ▁by ▁drink ing ▁a ▁bott le ▁of ▁hair ▁rem over ." ▁ ▁Def endant ▁Ali ▁Row sh ani ▁admitted ▁murder ing ▁M ok ht ari ▁and ▁P ou y ande h . ▁But ▁he ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁done ▁so ▁under ▁orders ▁from ▁Most af a ▁Kaz emi , ▁a ▁former ▁head ▁of ▁internal ▁security ▁at ▁the ▁intelligence ▁min istry ▁and ▁another ▁man , ▁Mer hd ad ▁A lik h ani . ▁Another ▁pair ▁of ▁defend ants ▁admitted ▁killing ▁the