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as a died An Iranian diplomat accused of planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled opposition group in France in 2018 was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday, prosecution lawyers from Belgium and other civil parties said Vienna based diplomat Asadullah Asadi was guilty of attempted terrorism after a foiled plot to bomb a rally of the National Council Off Resistance of Iran near Paris in June 2018.
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It brings to an end the first trial of an Iranian official for suspected terrorism offenses in Europe since Iran's 1979 revolution.
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Lawyer for the prosecution George Henry both spoke to reporters outside the court in Antwerp after the verdict.
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A diplomat can't just do anything.
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He has an immunity of function, not an immunity for criminal and terrorist axes committed.
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Second fundamental thing is to recognize the responsibility of the Iranian state.
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The Iranian state is considered responsible.
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It's not the cause, but it's responsible for its services implicated in this tribunal and what could have been carnage of several 1000 people that could have been killed.
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No media were allowed into the heavily guarded courtroom where three other Iranians were sentenced to 15 17 and 18 years, respectively, for their roles as accomplices.
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In March, he warned authorities of possible retaliation by unidentified groups if he is found guilty, according to a police document obtained by Reuters.
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The Islamic Republic has repeatedly denied involvement in the foiled plot, saying that Assad is diplomatic immunity have been violated in a Western trap.
