Germany Summons Iranian Envoy over Plot to Kill Jewish Community Leader
- On Monday, the German Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian Ambassador over an attempted attack on Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, and Volker Beck, Chairman of the German-Israeli Society.
- Last week, a Hamburg court convicted a Danish national and an Afghan national for planning to target Schuster and Beck, concluding they were guilty of "terrorist activities orchestrated by Iran."
- Judges sentenced the Danish national to eight and a half years for preparing an assassination and aggravated arson, while the Afghan accomplice received four and a half years for his role.
- The ministry warned that "malicious assassination attempts... will have legal consequences" and advocated for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to be added to the European Union's terrorist list.
- When the men were charged, the Iranian embassy in Berlin released a statement rejecting the accusations, calling them "unfounded allegations made at the behest of Iran's enemies.
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Germany summons Iranian envoy over plot to kill Jewish community leader
The Iranian ambassador in Berlin was summoned by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany because the court in Germany had found two persons who, according to the investigation, were preparing for Iran's interest in the assassination of Joseph Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews of Germany, and Folker Beck, Head of the German-Israeli Society. "The Iranian Ambassador was summoned today to the Minis…
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The Frontier PostGermany summons Iran envoy over ‘malicious’ assassination plots
Germany summoned Iran’s ambassador following the conviction of two men involved in a plot orchestrated by Tehran to assassinate pro-Israeli figures. The court sentenced a Danish and an Afghan national for targeting prominent community leaders.
They were to kill the President of the Central Council of Jews and a politician: after the conviction of two Iranian spies, the Federal Foreign Ministry is determined to take action against anti-Semitic attacks.
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