Posted on 10/23/2020 5:03:30 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The trial brings to life Iran's use of diplomats for terrorist purposes.
In 2018, an Iranian diplomat left his post in Austria, returned to Iran, and flew a bomb back to Europe. After turning it over to two Iranian operatives in Luxembourg via Germany, he returned to Austria. As part of a coordinated intelligence operation between French, German, and Belgian services, the authorities ended up thwarting the plot by stopping these two Iranian operatives before reaching their destination, an Iranian opposition rally held in a Paris suburb. Their main target was the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Maryam Rajavi. The rally was also attended by prominent leaders from around the world, as well as tens of thousands of Iranians.
How did this on-duty diplomat end up being extradited to Belgium, where after two years of investigation, the trial of Assadollah Asadi begins in November 2020. It is unprecedented because no on-duty Iranian diplomat had ever been charged with terrorist acts in the European Union. Asadi was the third counselor at Iran's embassy in Vienna.
Tehran repeatedly dismissed the charges against Asadi, calling them false accusations by the NCRI's political arm, the MEK. Their response stands in stark contrast to the evidence presented by the Belgium government against Asadi. Since his arrest, Asadi and his lawyer have declined to comment regarding the charges.
During a March 12, 2020 meeting with Belgian authorities, Asadi did lay out the Iranian regime's grievances against the MEK (The main force of the Iranian opposition againt the Mollh’s regime) before warning them of the possible consequences if he was found guilty.
"According to Assadollah Asadi, we (Belgium) do not realize what is going to happen, in the event of an unfavorable verdict," stated the minutes of that meeting.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Probably funded indirectly by Barry 0 and Biden with their Iran deal, pallets of cash and unfrozen billions in assets.
Have these people no conscience at all?
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