He would move around mostly unprotected, in particular prior to the Lavizan incident, when four soldiers, who had joined the Islamist opposition, shot and killed scores of soldiers and officers during lunch time at cafeteria of the base. During the revolution, before the fall of the monarchy, Major General Khosrodad had reiterated his position on the fact that the army should not be involved in politics and had told his colleague: “We are soldiers and have nothing to do with politics. I am obedient to whoever governs the country.”
