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Iranian Diplomat Sentenced To 20 Years For Role In Foiled Bomb Attack
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An Iranian diplomat was convicted in Belgium on Thursday for planning a bomb attack against Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) in France.
Assadollah Assadi was charged by prosecutors with attempted terrorist murder and participation in the activities of a terrorist group, according to a report from The Associated Press. The prosecutors sought a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for Assadi, according to the wire service.
Following the charges, the official claimed diplomatic immunity, and did not attend the hearing Thursday. He also refused to testify during court proceedings last year.
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The Belgian court on Thursday rejected Assadi s claims of diplomatic immunity, and he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Iranian diplomat convicted of planning attack on opposition group
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Published: 02.04.21 , 16:35
An Iranian official identified as an undercover agent was convicted Thursday of masterminding a thwarted bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group in France in 2018 and sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Belgian court, which rejected his claim of diplomatic immunity.
Assadollah Assadi, a Vienna-based diplomat detained in Belgium, refused to testify during his trial last year, invoking his diplomatic status. He did not attend Thursday s hearing at the Antwerp courthouse.
Prosecutors had requested the maximum prison sentence of 20 years on charges of attempted terrorist murder and participation in the activities of a terrorist group. Assadi contested all the charges against him. His lawyer, Dimitri De Beco, said it s likely Assadi will decide to appeal the ruling.
Iranian undercover agent convicted for bomb plot against opposition meeting in Paris
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The 2018 meeting of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) was the target of the bomb plot.
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An Iranian diplomat identified as an undercover agent has been convicted for plotting to bomb a meeting of an exiled Iranian opposition group in France attended by Donald Trump s lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
Key points:
Lawyers claim the attack was on direct orders from Iran s highest authorities
Iran condemned the court decisions and says it had no involvement
The Vienna-based official Assadollah Assadi was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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