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torsdag 24 december 2020

what happened between 2019 and 2020 so an Iranian diplomatic terrorist arrested in Germany was on trial this year and received 20 years in prison with his staff a parastu and two men

 







what happened between 2019 and 2020 so an Iranian diplomatic terrorist arrested in Germany was on trial this year and received 20 years in prison with his staff a parastu and two men

The Iranian people are calling for the trial of a diplomat of the terrorist regime (Asadullah Asadi), waiting They are a fair trial for this terrorist and the administration of justice

The Assadi file: A terrorist plot that could have caused a disaster The trial of an Iranian diplomat charged with plotting a bomb attack in France started on Nov. 27 in Belgium. Assadollah Assadi was the operational commander of the foiled terrorist plot. He targeted the 2018 Free-Iran annual gathering of the Iranian opposition in Villepinte, north of Paris. The undeniable evidence in the case points the finger to the role of the highest Iranian officials in the plot. Assadi was also an agent of the Iranian secret service. He was accredited as the third counselor at Iran’s embassy in Vienna. He worked under the diplomatic cover as the MOIS chief in Europe. On June 28, Assadi personally delivered a bomb loaded with 500 gr. TATP explosives to two other terrorists. The two terrorists were arrested by the Belgian Security service on their way to Villepinte. Another terrorist was arrested in Villepinte by the French police. The 4 terrorists are trialed in Belgium on the charge of “attempted terrorist murder” & “participation in the activities of a terrorist organization.” The Belgian prosecutor concluded that the plot was not a personal initiative and motivated by the Iranian regime. In the indictment, Belgian prosecutors demanded a 20-year prison sentence for Assadi.

Belgium court charges Iranian diplomat with 20-year prison term over terrorism

An Iranian diplomat suspected of masterminding a state-sponsored bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group in France was charged with a 20-year prison term by Belgium’s prosecution.

“For the Iranian diplomats suspect in this case, a 20-year prison term. For the couple found in possession of the bomb, an 18-year prison term, and for the fourth suspect, a 15-year prison term. For these last three suspects, the federal prosecutor requested also the withdrawal of their Belgian nationality.”, said Belgium’s court spokeswomen.

Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi. (Supplied)

Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi. (Supplied)

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The Iranian diplomat and three other Iranians went on trial in Antwerp, Belgium on Friday for planning to bomb a 2018 meeting in France of an exiled opposition group, the first time an EU country has put an Iranian official on trial for terrorism.

Belgian prosecutors charged Vienna-based diplomat Assadolah Assadi and the three others with planning an attack on a rally of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). The rally’s keynote address was given by US President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

Assadi was the third counselor at Iran’s embassy in Vienna. French officials have said he was in charge of intelligence in southern Europe and was acting on orders from Tehran.

Tehran has repeatedly dismissed the charges, calling the attack allegations a “false flag” stunt by the NCRI, which it considers a terrorist group.

Assadi has not commented on the charges. His lawyer has said Assadi would explain himself at his trial. Assadi warned authorities in March of possible retaliation by unidentified groups if he is found guilty, according to a police document obtained by Reuters.

Authorities say the attack was thwarted by a coordinated operation between French, German and Belgian security services.

Assadi was arrested while on holiday in Germany and handed over to Belgium, where two of his suspected accomplices had been arrested with half a kilo of the explosive TATP and a detonator.

According to documents reviewed by Reuters, Belgian authorities believe Assadi brought the explosives from Tehran to Vienna on a commercial flight.

“The attack plan was conceived in the name of Iran and under its leadership. It was not a personal initiative by Assadi,” Jaak Raes, head of the Belgium’s state security service (VSSE), said in a letter to the prosecutor dated Feb. 2, 2020.

France said Iran’s intelligence ministry was behind the plot and expelled an Iranian diplomat. The EU froze the assets of an Iranian intelligence unit and officials.

European countries have blamed Iran for other suspected plots against dissidents, including two killings in the Netherlands in 2015 and 2017 and a foiled assassination in Denmark. Iran has denied involvement, saying the accusations were intended to damage EU-Iran relations.

Iranian diplomat, three others face trial in Belgium over suspected bomb plot

An Iranian diplomat and three other Iranians go on trial in Antwerp, Belgium on Friday for planning to bomb a 2018 meeting in France of an exiled opposition group, the first time an EU country has put an Iranian official on trial for terrorism.

For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.

Belgian prosecutors charged Vienna-based diplomat Assadolah Assadi and the three others with planning an attack on a rally of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). The rally's keynote address was given by US President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

Assadi was the third counsellor at Iran's embassy in Vienna. French officials have said he was in charge of intelligence in southern Europe and was acting on orders from Tehran.

Tehran has repeatedly dismissed the charges, calling the attack allegations a “false flag” stunt by the NCRI, which it considers a terrorist group.

Assadi has not commented on the charges. His lawyer has said Assadi would explain himself at his trial. Assadi warned authorities in March of possible retaliation by unidentified groups if he is found guilty, according to a police document obtained by Reuters.

Authorities say the attack was thwarted by a coordinated operation between French, German and Belgian security services.

Assadi was arrested while on holiday in Germany and handed over to Belgium, where two of his suspected accomplices had been arrested with half a kilo of the explosive TATP and a detonator.

According to documents reviewed by Reuters, Belgian authorities believe Assadi brought the explosives from Tehran to Vienna on a commercial flight.

“The attack plan was conceived in the name of Iran and under its leadership. It was not a personal initiative by Assadi,” Jaak Raes, head of the Belgium’s state security service (VSSE), said in a letter to the prosecutor dated Feb. 2, 2020.

France said Iran's intelligence ministry was behind the plot and expelled an Iranian diplomat. The EU froze the assets of an Iranian intelligence unit and officials.

European countries have blamed Iran for other suspected plots against dissidents, including two killings in the Netherlands in 2015 and 2017 and a foiled assassination in Denmark. Iran has denied involvement, saying the accusations were intended to damage EU-Iran relations.

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