NYC jury finds 2 guilty in plot to kill Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad
- A jury convicted Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov of plotting to assassinate journalist Masih Alinejad, financed by the Iranian government, in New York City.
- Prosecutors revealed that the Iranian regime targeted Alinejad after failing attempts to intimidate her over her activism against women's rights restrictions in Iran.
- The assassination attempt was thwarted when hitman Khalid Mehdiyev was arrested with a rifle after conducting surveillance on Alinejad.
- Alinejad expressed relief at the verdict but emphasized that the real plotters are still in power in Iran.
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US convicts two men hired to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad
According to the US Department of Justice, the Iranian government hired Polad Omarov and Rafat Amirov to kill Masih Alinejad in exchange for USD 5,00,000.
Iranian, Georgian Nationals Convicted for Attempted Murder of US-based Journalist Ordered by Iran
Two Eastern European organized crime leaders were convicted March 20, for their roles in a murder-for-hire plot targeting Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad. The conspiracy, ordered by the Iranian regime, involved a planned assassination on U.S. soil. Rafat Amirov, 46, of Iran, and Polad Omarov, 40, of Georgia, were found guilty on five federal charges, including murder-for-hire and attempted murder in aid of racketeering. The conviction…
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