Criminal Court sentences 3 defendants to death for conspiring with Iran and plotting to assassinate Interior Minister
Qiyas summary
The Criminal Court sentenced Al-Mu'taq, Hajjeh, and Dehghani to death for conspiring with Iran and plotting to assassinate the Interior Minister.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Abdul Karim Ahmad
The State Security and Terrorism Crimes Division of the Assize Court, presided over by Advisor Nasser Al-Badr, sentenced Hussein Abdullah Al-Mutawa, Hassan Abdul Hadi Hajieh, and Abdul Rida Haydar Dehghani to death today. The defendants were brought to trial on charges related to joining the terrorist organization Hezbollah, harming the country’s national interests, colluding with Iran, and plotting to assassinate the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.