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Germany sentences two men for Iranian-directed terror plots
The Higher Regional Court in Hamburg has sentenced two men to prison for conducting intelligence activities on behalf of Iran and planning attacks against Jewish and pro-Israel targets in Germany.
Ali S., a 54-year-old Danish citizen of Afghan origin, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. The court found that he received direct instructions from officers of the Al-Quds Brigades, the foreign intelligence unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Ali S. was convicted of espionage, attempted murder, and attempted arson.
His accomplice, 43-year-old Tawab M., received a sentence of four and a half years for his involvement in the attempted murder plot. The two men, who were residing in Denmark at the time, had scouted several high-profile targets, including Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, and Volker Beck, President of the German-Israeli Society.
Additionally, the court established that Ali S. had prepared for an arson attack against a kosher food business in Berlin. Presiding Judge Petra Wende-Spors stated that Iran had attempted to “export its terror to Germany” through these state-directed terrorist activities.
Entities
Al-Quds Brigades · Ali S. · Hanseatic Higher Regional Court · Iranian Revolutionary Guard · Josef Schuster · Tawab M. · Volker Beck
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- [● 17 SOURCES] The 54-year-old defendant prepared for an arson attack on a kosher food business in Berlin. www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.upday.com · www.wz.de · www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · +12 more
- [● 17 SOURCES] The primary defendant attempted to recruit the second man for an assassination attempt on Volker Beck. www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.upday.com · www.wz.de · www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · +12 more
- [● 17 SOURCES] A 54-year-old man was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.wz.de · www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.hellwegeranzeiger.de · +12 more
- [● 11 SOURCES] A 43-year-old man was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.wz.de · www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.hellwegeranzeiger.de · +5 more
- [● 12 SOURCES] The defendants scouted Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews, and Volker Beck, President of the German-Israeli Society. www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.upday.com · www.wz.de · www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · +6 more
- [● 17 SOURCES] The 54-year-old defendant received instructions from officers of the Al-Quds Brigades, the foreign unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.upday.com · www.wz.de · www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · +12 more
- [● 17 SOURCES] The defendants scouted Josef Schuster and Volker Beck while living in Denmark. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.hellwegeranzeiger.de · www.mopo.de · www.op-online.de · www.radiohamburg.de · +12 more
- [● 17 SOURCES] Tawab M., a 43-year-old man, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.echo24.cz · www.hellwegeranzeiger.de · www.zdfheute.de · idag.no · +12 more