Czech Republic to Extradite One of the Suspects in the Conspiracy to Murder Masih Alinejad to the U.S.

On Tuesday, July 17, the Czech Republic announced that in the coming days, it will extradite one of the suspects in the conspiracy to murder Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and human rights activist, to the United States. Pavel Blazek, the Czech Minister of Justice, did not specify the exact timing of Polad Amirov's transfer. Amirov, a Georgian citizen who also holds Azerbaijani citizenship, was arrested by Czech police in January this year. He is accused of being involved with two other members of a criminal gang in preparing a conspiracy to murder Masih Alinejad on U.S. soil. The U.S. Department of Justice had published details of the plot to assassinate Ms. Alinejad by the Islamic Republic on U.S. territory on January 27 of last year. According to this department, three individuals named Raafat Amirov, Polad Amirov, and Khalid Mahdiyev were arrested in connection with crimes related to hiring for murder and money laundering. The U.S. Department of Justice states that Raafat Amirov, the leader of this criminal gang who is currently in Iran, pursued the plan to kill Masih Alinejad at her residence in New York with the support of the Islamic Republic. In mid-April of this year, a federal court in New York sentenced Niloufar Bahadori to four years in prison for her involvement in the conspiracy to kidnap Masih Alinejad. The presence of Nazanin Zaghari, Jason Rezaian, and Masih Alinejad at the Oslo Freedom Forum - Diplomacy of Humiliation: Kidnapping and Extortion. The Guardian: Masih Alinejad is under 24-hour police protection in Britain. An American senator: The Islamic Republic seeks to silence freedom-seekers and women with fear and death. Details of Masih Alinejad's meeting with some members of the British Parliament.