Iran Nuclear Deal at risk after Iranian assassin arrested in Denmark
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The target was the leader of Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz an Iranian nationalist separatist group, and the police operation paralyzed Copenhagen for a day while police searched for Iranian intelligence agents. Denmark and the EU are discussing sanctions, but it's shaky ground also trying to keep the nuclear deal alive at the same time.
Although some European intelligence members suspect that Europe’s lack of response to prior attacks may have encouraged larger-scale operations, others caution that various factions within the Iranian regime are fighting for dominance. To them, it is unclear why Iran would have pursued an attack that almost inevitably would have disrupted a deal that has opened up Iran to foreign investment and trade in recent years. The struggle between hard-liners and more moderate reformers, they argue, is increasingly fought out on the streets of Europe.
While it's tempting to say that European countries should put the foot down on Iran and kill the deal, this always has to be kept in mind. There are people in the Iranian government itself who want to see the deal fall through because it would be expedient in removing more moderate (relatively) influence.
My question is, what the fuck was the leader of an Iranian separatist movement doing in Denmark in the first place. The Danes seem to be protecting him considering the effort they put in catching the assassin.
It would be naive to think that the guy wasn't operating and organizing operations in Iran, using the safety of the Danish as a shield so to be honest from an Iranian viewpoint I can see why they went ahead with the operation to assassinate him.
This is too much of a grey area. Why are the Danes involved in this?
Because we don't want murders happening in Denmark, and we don't wanna set a precedent that we don't care about murders happening like Turkey did with the Saudis. Denmark is conducting their own investigation into whether or not the guy is actually doing anything illegal (being anti-Iranian-government in itself is obviously not illegal), and Iran can't play executioner in our country.
It was never in doubt why your police intervened in the bloody assassination, I'd have thought that went without saying.
My question why are the Danish pouring so much resources into pre-emptively protecting him in such a way. Finding this assassin took alot of time and resources so I would say just letting him in on a regular visa is a little out of the question here.
It's no secret he's the leader of a militant group, these guys aren't your peaceful activist types, they are self proclaimed insurgents, I find it odd that Denmark gave them shelter from a point of neutrality, seems more politically motivated than that.
Obviously Irans actions are unacceptable, but to them, you are hiding the leader of a militant group in one of their regions.
Denmark didn't start protecting him until early September when Iran said they wanted to murder him. Like any other person who come under credible death threats, he received protection. As to why we're having him at all, that's sorta how political asylum works. Again, we have no evidence (as far as I know) that he's actually involved in anything we'd consider illegal, such as direct militant or terrorist action. To us, he's simply supporting an opposition organisation in his home country, and if we get evidence he's doing anything more than that, I'm sure he'll be behind bars in no time. Because, you know, he's under protection which means he's closely watched and all. Makes it hard to do much terrorism.
That answers my question wonderfully.
I also see on another source that it states he is the leader of the DANISH branch of this separatist movement, which contradicts this source which states he is straight up THE leader if I am not mistaken.
>The alleged plan had meant to target the leader of the Danish branch of the separatist Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz (ASMLA), Danish Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anne Møller Ege told CNN.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/31/europe/denmark-iran-asmla-assassination-arrest-intl/index.html
Yeah, your OP says he is the leader, while your source says he is a member, which was my confusion.
>Agencies revealed only this week that the operation probably had prevented what they say was a plan to kill a member of the Arab separatist movement ASML
I originally thought he was the straight up leader, which would have been a much more difficult position for Denmark to negotiate out of because in that case crimes were obviously committed. Leader of the Danish branch is a little different.
Ah okay I see the source of confusion if the OP is wrong. Gotta admit to not reading it at all 'cause I've been following this particular case since it started back in September, so I kinda presumed a WaPo article to just be a summary of everything already known (which it is, but poorly done).
My mistake, I got leader from another source that I didn't link because it wasn't any more informative than the one I posted. I'll fix it.
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