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Iran envoy drops appeal to jail in Belgium, no prisoner swap seen

May 5, 2021 Robin Emmott and Clement Rossignol  

(Reuters) An Iranian diplomat sentenced to 20 years in prison for planning a bomb attack in France has dropped an appeal in Belgium and will serve his sentence, his representative said on Wednesday. Belgian authorities have said they will oppose any potential […]

Government & Politics

Belgian court convicts Iranian diplomat of attempted bombing

February 4, 2021 Lauren Walker  

(Brussels Times) Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi, who has been convicted for his role in a foiled terrorist attack, was given a 20-year prison sentence by the criminal court in Antwerp on Thursday. The Vienna-based official plotted to bomb a rally of the […]

Government & Politics

Belgian court to give verdict in Iran diplomat case on Jan 22

December 4, 2020 Unlisted Author  

(AFP) A Belgian court will deliver its verdict on January 22 in the trial of an Iranian diplomat accused of plotting to bomb an exiled opposition group’s rally, his lawyer told AFP. Assadollah Assadi, a 48-year-old diplomat formerly based in Vienna, faces […]

Government & Politics

Belgium tries Iranian diplomat over bomb plot

November 27, 2020 Matthieu Demeestere  

(AFP) An Iranian diplomat went on trial in Belgium on Friday accused of plotting to bomb an Iranian opposition rally outside Paris, in a case that has stoked tensions with Tehran. Assadollah Assadi, formerly based in Vienna, faces a 20-year prison term […]

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