Murder of an Islamic Republic dissident in Canada; Hamed Esmailiyon also says he has received death threats
Simultaneously with the announcement of the murder of an anti-Islamic Republic activist in Toronto, Canada, Hamed Esmailiyon, who lost his daughter and wife in the downing of a Ukrainian plane by the IRGC and lives in Toronto, also announced that he has received numerous death threats.
Canadian media reported Friday, citing police, that a 50-year-old man was found dead in his home in northeast Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. Many users on social media, including Hamed Esmailiyon, a spokesman for the Flight 752 Victims' Families Association, have confirmed that the deceased is Mehdi Amin, a former board member of the Iranian Canadian Congress. However, an official report from Toronto police on the details of the murder has not yet been released .
Hamed Esmailiyon, who lost his wife and daughter in the IRGC's shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane and has been actively pursuing and prosecuting the IRGC's shooting down of a passenger plane in recent months, announced on his Facebook page that he has received death threats in recent weeks.
Referring to the murder of Mehdi Amin, he wrote: "I had no reason to make the death threats public, but if traces of a foreign government are found in this murder, it seems that the Westerners of the Islamic Republic will go on a mission again."
Mr. Esmailiyon further emphasized that, on the advice of his lawyer, he has been in contact with Toronto and federal police in recent weeks, and that "a comprehensive investigation is to be conducted into all hateful messages, suspicious cars, strange calls, and death threats."
Previously, US officials had repeatedly addressed the Islamic Republic's terrorist activities outside of Iran, saying that "the Iranian regime's cruelty and immorality know no international boundaries."
The US State Department recently published a statement stating that the Islamic Republic has carried out 360 targeted assassinations in more than 40 countries around the world.
This paper notes that in addition to assassinating political opponents, ethnic and religious leaders and activists, and foreign government officials, the Islamic Republic regime has increasingly targeted journalists and social activists living abroad.
