US EditionNetherlands tightens security for Iranian dissidents after shooting of man critical of Iran authorities
Dutch authorities increased protection for Iranian dissidents after a police officer critical of Tehran was shot, with security agencies on high alert amid ongoing investigations.
- Friday, the government announced stepped-up security for Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands after a man critical of Tehran was shot in Schoonhoven, Justice Minister David van Weel said in Amsterdam.
- The victim was a 36-year-old police official who was seriously injured on Thursday morning and was known as an outspoken critic of the Iranian regime.
- Investigators say responsibility remains unclear and the probe is ongoing while the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism, the Public Prosecution Service, Dutch police and local authorities are on alert; a neighbour who assisted the victim said everyone knew the victim's family.
- The minister said the incident has caused unease among the Iranian population in the Netherlands and that additional security measures will be taken if necessary.
- Past attacks on Iranian activists show a pattern of risk, including the failed 2024 attack on Siamak Tadayon Tahmasbi and suspected regime-ordered murders in 2015 and 2017.
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The police officer of Iranian descent who was shot in Schoonhoven, the Netherlands, had previously spoken out against the Iranian regime. This was reported by Minister of Justice David van Weel ahead of the start of the Council of Ministers.
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Netherlands tightens security for Iranian dissidents after shooting of man critical of Iran authorities
AMSTERDAM, March 20 (Reuters) - The Netherlands is stepping up security for Iranian dissidents living in the country after a man of Iranian descent who is known to be critical of the authorities in Tehran was shot, Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel said on Friday.A spokesperson for Van Weel declined to provide more details.
Shooting: The 36-year-old man was seriously injured in the shooting. Extra security measures have been taken in Schoonhoven following the incident. In…
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