As a Belgian court comes to its final days before making a judgment on the fate of Assadollah Assadi, Iran’s premier diplomat terrorist, a panel of experts has met online to discuss what the trial should teach the EU authorities vis a vis their response to the regime in Iran.
The Criminal Court of Antwerp is about to make its verdict known on February 3rd about sentences for Assadi and his three accomplices. The National Council of Resistance of Iran’s (NCRI), and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran), report that it is widely expected that Assadi will receive a prison sentence of at least 20 years and a little less for the other three.
These people may have contributed directly to one of Europe’s post Second World War terrorist attacks in terms of numbers of fatalities and injuries if the bomb plot had not been exposed and stymied. Below are brief excerpts from the webinar of experts.
Online Panel – #experts discuss #Iran state #terrorism, #EU policy on #Tehran
The message the #EuropeanUnion should send through its Iran policy and the consequences of adopting a weak stance.
https://t.co/Xdt56tGH3G— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 28, 2021
Alejo Vidal-Quadras, former Vice-President of the European Parliament
“The Iranian regime is repressive in nature. This should make Iran a top priority in European policy. I would advise policymakers that if you want peace and stability in the region if you want human rights to be respected in Iran, do not engage with this regime.
This has been our key message to western policymakers. Do not engage with this regime, because it encourages them with their human rights violations, their terrorism, and proxy wars. Instead, engage with the suffering Iranian people and the democratic opposition.
They are your true friends, those you must support. This is what we need for stability, peace, and human rights in Iran.”
.@eu_eeas& @JosepBorrellF #Iran regime is repressive in nature. This should make Iran a top priority in European policy. I would advise policymakers that if you want peace and stability in the region if you want #HumanRights respected, do not engage with this regime.#MEK #NCRI pic.twitter.com/xy4N65MdKL
— MEK Iran (Mujahedin-e Khalq) (@MEK_Iran) January 28, 2021
Giulio Terzi, former Italian Foreign Minister
“This is not a case among others, not just a judiciary event. It is a turning point for understanding full of how Iran and its criminal structure of terrorist activity threaten Europe. This is a regime which is the number one state sponsor of terrorism and fuels wars in the Middle East.”
.@eu_eeas& @JosepBorrellF A judiciary event. It is a turning point for understanding full of how #Iran and its criminal structure of terrorist activity threaten Europe. This is a regime that is the number one state sponsor of terrorism and fuels wars in the Middle East #MEK #NCRI pic.twitter.com/Y6qNDdMf5T
— MEK Iran (Mujahedin-e Khalq) (@MEK_Iran) January 28, 2021
Struan Stevenson, former MEP
“We must reflect on the history of decades of appeasement by the EU. We know that Assadi is an MOIS agent. He used the diplomatic cover to cause an attack that could have killed hundreds of men, women, and children. Assadi faces further terrorist charges in Germany. His notebook contained all the details of the bomb and the money he had paid to his agents.”
#MEK .@STRUANSTEVENSON: Not a mention of the rampant human rights issue in Iran, not a mention of the 1500 unarmed protestors killed by the #IRGC last year, is the same old policy conveyed by @JosepBorrellF towards #Iran. pic.twitter.com/vfOTK2YOQY
— MEK Iran (Mujahedin-e Khalq) (@MEK_Iran) January 28, 2021
Paulo Casaca, a former member of the European Parliament from Portugal
“The mullahs have relied on the lack of political courage and honesty of those in charge in European countries. As one of the tens of thousands of potential victims in the Paris attack, I would like to thank Belgian authorities for their professional handling of the case.”
#MEK .@paulocasaca1:EU External Action Service remains silent on the heinous attack of the #Iran regime against Europe. The EU must not bow to foreign terrorist powers that want us to bow before them. The regime must not enjoy impunity in causing terrorism.#EUTime4FirmIranPolicy pic.twitter.com/xCrP9J75Xc
— MEK Iran (Mujahedin-e Khalq) (@MEK_Iran) January 28, 2021
The abridged version of an article written by Shamsi Saadati for the NCRI.
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