Denmark’s Prosecutor Accuses Norwegian Citizen of Involvement with Iran in Assassination Plot in the Country

Denmark’s prosecutor has accused a Norwegian citizen of suspected cooperation and contact with Iran’s security service to carry out an assassination plot on Danish soil.

According to Reuters news agency, the Norwegian citizen of Iranian descent was arrested in October 2018 in connection with a suspected plot to kill an Arab-Iranian opposition figure in Denmark.

Denmark’s prosecution stated that the accused individual exchanged information with Iran’s security apparatus to execute this plot in Denmark. The individual has also been charged with attempted murder.

The report states that the defendant has denied the charges. The court hearing on this case will be held approximately one month later.

Source: Voice of America