{"id":234323,"date":"2021-02-02T08:48:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T13:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=234323"},"modified":"2023-02-01T05:16:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T04:16:36","slug":"assadollah-assadis-verdict-could-serve-as-a-turning-point-in-iran-eu-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/assadollah-assadis-verdict-could-serve-as-a-turning-point-in-iran-eu-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Assadollah Assadi\u2019s Verdict Could Serve as a Turning Point in Iran-EU Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On February 4, Iran\u2019s incarcerated diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi<\/a> and his three co-conspirators will hear a Belgian court\u2019s verdict for their attempt to bomb the Iranian opposition rally<\/a> in 2018 in Paris. Assadi\u2019s arrest and his trial alone marked a historic legal procedure in Europe and could be a starting point to counter the regime\u2019s decades of terrorism. Assadi\u2019s trial could be a turning point in Iran-Europe relations.<\/p>\n

Since its foundation in 1979, terrorism has been part and parcel of the mullahs\u2019 regime. The regime has used its diplomatic missions and so-called diplomats to assassinate opposition figures since the 1980s in Europe. The assassination of Prof. Kazem Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian Resistance\u2019s representative in Switzerland, is one example of assassinations carried out by the regime\u2019s terrorists who had traveled to Europe using diplomatic passports.<\/p>\n

However, Assadi\u2019s case stands out. Prior to his arrest, Assadi was the third secretary of the regime\u2019s embassy in Vienna. A \u201cwealth of evidence,\u201d as the media call it, was found in Assadi\u2019s car at the time of his arrest in Germany on July 1, 2018. The pieces of evidence include two green and black notebooks. The black notebook contained information about the bomb plot. The green notebook had information about Assadi\u2019s travels to 11 European countries, including Germany and France, and his meetings with several Iranians to whom he paid large sums of money.<\/p>\n

The information shows he was the de-facto leader of Tehran\u2019s large terrorism and espionage network in Europe.<\/p>\n

Since his arrest, Assadi has refused to cooperate with Belgian authorities. He even refused to appear in court during his trial on November 27 and December 3 in Belgium. The prosecutors pointed out that the Iranian regime\u2019s order for Assadi to not appear in the court session and answer questions indicates that the regime was behind the terrorist operation.<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s Terrorist-Diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, Led a Large Espionage & Terrorism Network in EU<\/div><\/div>
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