Belgium is waving a white flag on terrorism. The country’s parliament this week voted to ratify a treaty with Tehran that would allow Iranians convicted of crimes in Belgium to serve sentences in Iran and vice versa. But the treaty also allows for amnesty to each side, and there is no doubt that Tehran will house its terrorists now in Belgian prisons.
One of them is Asdaula Assadi, a trusted diplomat based in Vienna when he masterminded an open terrorism plot. In 2018 authorities in Belgium, France and Germany arrested several Iranian intelligence ministry operatives, including Mr. Assadi, who had planned to bomb a political rally in Paris. If the attack against Iran’s National Council of Resistance leader Maryam Rajawi had been successful, it would have killed many innocent civilians—possibly including high-profile Westerners who were determined to speak out, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. , the former mayor of Canada was also involved. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
opinion | Prison release card for Iranian terrorists
Belgium is waving a white flag on terrorism. The country’s parliament this week voted to ratify a treaty with Tehran that would allow Iranians convicted of crimes in Belgium to serve sentences in Iran and vice versa. But the treaty also allows for amnesty to each side, and there is no doubt that Tehran will house its terrorists now in Belgian prisons.
One of them is Asdaula Assadi, a trusted diplomat based in Vienna when he masterminded an open terrorism plot. In 2018 authorities in Belgium, France and Germany arrested several Iranian intelligence ministry operatives, including Mr. Assadi, who had planned to bomb a political rally in Paris. If the attack against Iran’s National Council of Resistance leader Maryam Rajawi had been successful, it would have killed many innocent civilians—possibly including high-profile Westerners who were determined to speak out, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. , the former mayor of Canada was also involved. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.