Two men doomed at the Iranian plot for killing US-based critics star-news.press/wp

The two men were convicted of murder – for rent as part of the Iranian government to strengthen critics in the United States, said Federal Prosecutors on Friday.

Their goal was a journalist by Masih Alinejad, the statement from the US prosecutor. Alinejad is critical of the Iranian treatment of women and their own human rights records.

Rafat Amirov, 46; And Pole Omarov, 40, he condemned the Federal Large Jury in New York in the city on Thursday, the US Prosecutor’s Office said in the statement.

The indictment includes charges for murder – for rent; Conspiracy to commit murders – for rent; Conspiracy for execution of money; Attempted murder in the help of racketing; And carrying a gun for attempted murder, the office is stated.

Alinejad responded to the verdict on Thursday in Statement: “The first time the regime of the Islamic Republic is considered to bring their terror campaign to the American soil.”

She added: “They failed. I’m still here.”

Amir’s lawyers did not respond immediately upon request for comment Friday. Omar lawyer, Elena Fast, by email, “we respect the jury judgment, but we plan to file a complaint on behalf of Mr. Omarov.”

Federal prosecutors said the highly ranked members of the revolutionary guardian, described in the indictment as a superior in Russian Runica New York, to find and kill Alinejad for $ 500,000.

The task, they said, came to the year after a failed attempt to obtain Iran Government kidnapped Journalists in 2021. years. The accused subcontracted the latest task, which lived about 25 miles north of New York, the prosecutors said in Yonkers.

Iran denied an allegation from 2021. year, calling it “basically”.

Mehdiyev, identified in the indictment as “the co-conspirator who has not appointed here as a defendant,” the angels were accused of killing Alinejad and previously admitted to the prosecution. While cooperating with the Prosecution.

The couple sent him $ 30,000, according to the indictment. Mehdviyev was bought by the Norinco AK-47 job replica, said.

28. July 2022. year, after Mehdeviyev told his superiors that he was willing to pull out the trigger, he was arrested in the termination of traffic near Alinejdo Brooklyn, where the police had found the gun, the indictment said. Also found: 66 rounds of ammunition and $ 1,100 in cash, both in the suitcase in the vehicle, said.

Mehdviyev was under the supervision of the FBI, according to the 2122 statement. In support of arrest and collection due to the alleged possession of firearms without serial number, federal crime.

According to the affection, the agents watched Mehdviyev to cross in Alinejad’s porch day before his arrest. At the site of the social media, the Alinejad common security video shows a man on his porch who said “tried to open the front door”.

“The accused participated in a rude plot to kill the Iran American dissident in New York who criticized the regime in Iran,” said the counter investor in the FBI in the Friday statement. “The FBI will not tolerate Iranian attempts to threaten, silence or harm to American citizens.”

State Secretary Marco Rubio on Friday greeted the convictionsWriting on X: “Yesterday’s decision court decision shows Iran attempts on deadly drawing against Americans like @ alinejadmasah, it will be filled with faster justice and responsibility.”