By Published On: February 8, 2021Categories: Assadollah Assadi, MEK (PMOI) IN MEDIA, NEWS
A First by a European

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): A First by a European Court: Conviction of Iran Regime Diplomat-Terrorist, And 3 Intelligence Agents.

 

Throughout the past few months, the international media has widely covered the Iranian Resistance’s,  the National Council of Resistance of Iran’s (NCRI), and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran), activities. Also, many of the international media like Le Monde and Reuters reported the trial of the Iranian regime’s terrorist-diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, in Belgium.

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): A court in Antwerp, Belgium sentenced Iran’s diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi and his three accomplices to a total of 70 years in prison. Assadi’s conviction received vast coverage in the international media.

 

Le Monde: Foiled attack on Villepinte (France): Iran mobilizes to keep a diplomat out of jail. On 22 January a Belgian court will hand down its verdict on the Iranian agent accused of being behind the foiled bomb attack on an Iranian opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran’s (NCRI), and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran), congress near Paris.

 

Antwerp courtroom

Police officers in the Antwerp courtroom where the trial of the Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi is being held. 27 November 2020. Johanna Geron / REUTERS

 

The London-based Times daily’s website published an article on November 14 detailing the case against Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi and his accomplices in their impending trial on terrorism charges in Belgium. The article provides a timeline of the events leading up to the foiled terrorist bombing attack on the 2018 Free Iran gathering in Villepinte, France, and includes damning evidence that Assadi masterminded the plot under orders from the highest levels of the regime.

 

Report from Times UK

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Report from Times UK Reveals New Details of Plot against 2018 Free Iran Gathering.

 

The international media has widely covered the Iranian Resistance’s

Iranian Resistance’s

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): The Washington Times reported that the NCRI and (PMOI/ MEK Iran), reveal evidence of a likely new Iran nuclear site, In fact, there is evidence to prove that Iran already has a new nuclear bomb-making facility.

 

The following are some of the media coverages of Assadi’s conviction:

Reuters – In first for Europe, Iran envoy sentenced to 20-year prison term over bomb plot

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Assadolah Assadi was found guilty of attempted terrorism after a foiled plot to bomb a rally of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) near Paris in June 2018, Belgian prosecution lawyers and civil parties to the prosecution said.

 

BBC – France bomb plot: Iran diplomat Assadollah Assadi sentenced to 20 years

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Maryam Rajavi, the leader of the group targeted by the plot, described the conviction as “a brilliant victory for the people and resistance of Iran and a heavy political and diplomatic defeat for the regime”.

 

Fox News: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 Paris bomb plot against dissidents

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Prosecutors identified Assadi as the alleged “operational commander” of the planned attack and accused him of recruiting a couple to deliver the bomb. Assadi is believed to have carried the explosives to Austria on a commercial flight and handed the bomb to them in Luxembourg. The ruling said that the explosives were made and tested in Iran.

 

DW – Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi was convicted of attempted terrorism Thursday by a court in Belgium for his role in a 2018 bomb plot targeting an Iranian opposition group in France. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

 

The Times – Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi jailed for 20 years over attempted Paris bomb attack

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): In its ruling, the court made clear that Iran was not on trial, but insisted that the quartet of defendants were members of a cell operating for Iran’s intelligence services gathering information about the opposition group to identify targets and set up an attack.

 

The Guardian – Belgian court sentences Iranian diplomat to 20 years over bomb plot

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): An Iranian diplomat who masterminded a failed bomb attack at a rally outside Paris attended by five British MPs has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by a Belgian court for attempted murder and involvement in terrorism.

 

Newsweek: Europe and Iran: What Comes Next?

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): By Ingrid Betancourt – Assadollah Assadi, an active Iranian diplomat to Austria, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting to blow up a major gathering of thousands of Iranian opponents near Paris in 2018 and aiming to murder Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).

 

The Scotsman: Iranian terror plot must make West end its appeasement of murderous regime in Tehran

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): By Struan Stevenson – This is not some Hollywood fantasy, but reality. A Belgian court has just passed sentence on four Iranians who were involved in a plot to kill and maim hundreds of people at a rally of the National Council of Resistance of Iran at Villepinte near Paris in June 2018.

 

UPI – Iranian diplomat, 3 others sentenced for foiled 2018 bomb plot

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Investigators said Assadi was believed to be an employee of the Iranian intelligence ministry MOIS, which monitors opposition groups.

 

Sky News – Iranian diplomat jailed for plotting a bomb attack on opposition group in France

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): A diplomat has been jailed for planning a terror attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group in France after a bomb was found hidden in a Mercedes.

 

Washington Times – Iranian diplomat gets 20 years for 2018 bomb plot against dissident exiles

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): The NCRI claims the thwarted bombing plot was ordered by Tehran with the goal of assassinating NCRI leader Maryam Rajavi at the dissident group’s annual rally. The group, which has long been in the crosshairs of Iran’s theocratic government, hailed Thursday’s rulings.

 

WSJ – Iranian Diplomat Sentenced to 20 Years for Foiled Bomb Plot in France

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): The MEK heralded the verdict as a victory against the Islamic Republic, whose leadership it has worked for nearly 40 years to overthrow.

 

Swiss Info – In first for Europe, Iran envoy sentenced to 20-year prison term over bomb plot

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Assadolah Assadi was found guilty of attempted terrorism after a foiled plot to bomb a rally of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) near Paris in June 2018, Belgian prosecution lawyers and civil parties to the prosecution said.

 

The Hill – Iranian diplomat convicted in the bombing plot

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.

 

The Sun – MOTHER OF SATAN Iranian diplomat GUILTY of bomb plot that could have killed five British MPs and thousands of others

(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): An Iranian diplomat who tried to blow up five British MPs with a “Mother of Satan” bomb has been jailed for 20 years.

 

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