Interview with American Heral Tribune
In June of 2018, Iranian diplomat Assadollah Asadi was arrested in Germany on his way back to Vienna. He has been accused of involvement in a plot to bomb a rally of supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization (MEK), a terrorist group that seeks the overthrow of the Iranian government. Mr. Assadi has been incarcerated since his arrest, without trial.
There are many troubling aspects to this arrest. In order to better understand them, we contacted Dr. Maghami, a distinguished Professor of International Law. His responses to our questions are below.