Man Admits Role in Failed Assassination Attempt on Iranian Activist in Haarlem
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Reformatorisch DagbladOne of the six suspects in a failed assassination attempt on an Iranian activist and publicist in Haarlem has confessed that he came to the Netherlands to commit a contract killing. The criminal trial against five men and one woman began today in the extra-secure courtroom at Schiphol. The six are suspected of involvement in the 2024 attempted murder of Iranian activist Siamak Tahmasbi, who lives in Haarlem. Tunisian-born Mehrez A. answered "y…
Man admits role in failed assassination attempt on Iranian activist in Haarlem
A 40-year-old suspect admitted on Friday that he had traveled to the Netherlands to carry out an attempted contract killing on Iranian activist and writer Siamak Tadayon Tahmasbi in Haarlem on June 6, 2024. Mehrez A. gave a brief “yes” when asked by the judge whether the assassination was his purpose. He is one of six suspects in the trial that the Noord-Holland District Court began on Friday in the high-security courtroom at Schiphol Airport.
The trial against six suspects in the attempted murder of Iranian activist and journalist Siamak Tahmasbi in Haarlem in 2024 begins on Friday. The big question hanging over the case: was this the work of the ‘long arm of Tehran’? We will not hear the answer, once again. “Iran continues to get away with intimidation, blackmail, and much worse.”
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