Denmark: Saudi envoy summoned over financing terror in Iran

reporter 1222 — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 04:36:21 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Saudi ambassador was summoned to the Danish Foreign Ministry after terrorism charges were laid against three leaders of the anti-Iran terror group based in Denmark that is suspected of having received funds from Saudi Arabia.

Danish police said they were prosecuting “three people for financing and promoting terrorism in Iran, including in collaboration with a Saudi intelligence service”.

“We will not accept such activities under any circumstances and our ambassador in Riyadh has repeated the same message directly to the Saudi authorities,” Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said in a statement, in which he deplored “new very serious charges”.

The trio, all living in Denmark and members of Arab separatist group ASMLA (Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz), has been facing prosecution since February for spying for Saudi intelligence.

ASMLA is based in Denmark and the Netherlands, according to the Dutch authorities.

According to the Danish intelligence service PET, they worked for Riyadh between 2012 and 2018.

They are also alleged to have been the target of a planned attack on Danish soil in the autumn of 2018 in retaliation for the killing of dozens in Ahvaz, southwestern Iran, in September 2018 during a terrorist attack.

Tehran has formally denied the attack plan in Denmark.

In September 2018, the Saudi-backed terror outfit claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a military parade in Ahvaz. The assault killed 25 people and injured 70 others. Saudi Arabia had denied that it had provided financial support to the attackers.

AFP and Press TV contributed to this story.

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Terror business in Macron’s style; Riyadh pretending to fight terrorism

reporter 1222 — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 06:10:17 +0000

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI, French President Emmanuel Macron said: “It is incorrect to state that Saudi Arabia is important economically to France in any area. With Saudi Arabia and the UAE, we have a cooperative relationship based on the whole truth and clarity, but it’s a strategic tie. The fight against terrorism goes hand in hand with these two countries.”.

But according to the latest polls in France, most citizens in the country are calling for a ban on arms sales to Riyadh. French authorities nevertheless continue to engage in “terrorist business” with Saudi Arabia.

In a recent YouGov poll, 75 percent of French people want Macron to suspend arms exports to countries involved in the war on Yemen, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. But Emanuel Macron, and Le Drian and other Elysée officials ignore their citizens’ requests and continue to support the Saudis.

It is obvious that the symbol of the alleged terrorism claimed by Macron and other European officials are the innocent Yemeni people who have been killed by bombing or starvation during this war. French officials are also well aware of Saudi interventions against Bahrain’s innocent civilians.

It can be argued that Macron’s remarks about the joint fight against terrorism between Paris, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are so unbelievable and ridiculous that not even the closest people to the French president are persuaded, because these three countries are considered the real source of funding for terrorism in West Asia.

Regarding the political support given Paris by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, France, as a country with veto power in the United Nations Security Council, has used this as leverage to prevent Saudi Arabia’s condemnation by the United Nations. In this regard, the French have a common approach with the other two Western countries, the United States and Britain. All three countries have had a devastating impact on the Middle East. One of the goals the French are pursuing is to create insecurity in the with the aim of continuous intervention. As noted above, there is a close co-operation between Paris, London and Washington.

Emanuel Macron and other French officials, in sum, are partly responsible for Saudi Arabia’s and the UAE’s crimes in West Asia and must be held accountable for them along with the Saudis.

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