Three men have been arrested in a plot to assassinate a Brooklyn journalist and human rights activist of Iranian origin who has been a critic of Iran
But in a tweet Friday, she wrote,"I just learned from 12 FBI agents that the 3 men hired by the Iranian regime to kill me on US soil have been indicted."
"Because I knew that killing, assassinating, hanging, torturing, raping is in the DNA of the Islamic Republic. And that's why I came to the United States of America, to practice my right, my freedom of expression, to give voice to brave people of Iran who say no to the Islamic Republic." The latest plot began in 2022, when members of the Eastern European crime organization known as"Thieves-in-Law," which has ties to Iran, were enlisted to assassinate the victim, according to an indictment, which does not identify the victim by name.
Mehdiyev also is charged with possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number, which has a maximum prison sentence of five years. Amirov and Omarov arranged for $30,000 in cash to be paid to Mehdiyev, who then obtained the rifle, at least 66 rounds of ammunition, and two ammo magazines, according to that charging document.Mehdiyev, at the instruction of the other men, surveilled the target and members of her family and took photos and videos of her home and the surrounding neighborhood, the indictment says.
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