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Spanish court says attempt on former politician's life linked to opposition to Iran leadership
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's High Court charged eight individuals on Wednesday with the attempted assassination of former right wing politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras over his ties to an Iranian opposition group and support for dissident groups.
Judge Santiago Pedraz has been indicted for belonging to a criminal organization and attempted terrorist murder of eight investigated for being part of the group that attacked...
The judge of the National High Court Santiago Pedraz has prosecuted the eight alleged members of the group who allegedly perpetrated the attack on the former vice president of the European Parliament Alejo Vidal-Quadras for crimes of belonging to a criminal organization and attempted terrorist murder. The attack took place in November 2023, when one of them shot him in the face, leaving him seriously injured, near his house in a central street o…
The judge concludes that they attacked the politician as a “warning” to the Spanish government and the EU that they should not support the Iranian resistance
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