Iranian Arab separatists plead not guilty to terror charge in Denmark
Issued on: Iran s flag JOE KLAMAR AFP Text by: Jan van der Made with RFI 4 min Three leaders of an Iranian Arab separatist group pleaded not guilty to financing and promoting terrorism in Iran with Saudi Arabia’s backing, as their trial opened in Denmark on Thursday. It is the second case this year of suspected terrorism activities involving Iran with activists operating on European soil. Advertising Read more
Aged 39 to 50, the trio are members of the separatist organization ASMLA (Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz), which is based in Denmark and the Netherlands and which Iran considers a terrorist group.
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Iranians Plead Not Guilty To Danish Terrorism Charge
April 29, 2021 14:07 GMT
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Three members of an Iranian Arab opposition group have pleaded not guilty to Danish charges of financing and promoting terrorism in Iran with Saudi Arabia s backing.
The three, who are members of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA) and were arrested in February last year, risk 12 years in prison if found guilty in the trial that started in Copenhagen on April 29.
ASMLA is based in Denmark and the Netherlands and is considered a terrorist group by Iran.
The three, one of whom is a Danish citizen, are aged 39 to 50.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark Three leaders of an Iranian Arab separatist group plead not guilty to financing and promoting terrorism in Iran with Saudi Arabia’s backing, as their trial opens in Denmark today.
The three risk 12 years in prison if found guilty.
Aged 39 to 50, the trio are members of the separatist organization ASMLA (Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz), which is based in Denmark and the Netherlands and which Iran considers a terrorist group.
The three, one of whom a Danish citizen, have been held in custody in Denmark since February 2020.
Gert Dyrn, lawyer for the eldest of the three, tells AFP that in his client’s opinion “what they are charged with is legitimate resistance towards an oppressive regime.”