Iranian Regime Working Hand-in-Hand With Organized Crime, Says Spanish Politician

Published on November 11, 2024

A Spanish politician and campaigner against the Iranian regime, who survived an assassination attempt a year ago, has told an online conference that Iran is operating in alliance with organized crime. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, 79, was shot at point-blank range in the Spanish capital of Madrid on Nov. 9, 2023, but miraculously survived. He said the Iranian regime is working with the Netherlands-based Mocro Maffia (Moroccan mafia) gang, and other organized crime syndicates, as it targeted dissidents and European nationals. Vidal-Quadras, a former member of the European Parliament (MEP) and cofounder of the Vox Party, is the president of the International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ), which was set up in 2008 to “seek justice for the Iranian democratic opposition.”...