Prosecution finally blames Iran for Vidal Quadras attack

Spanish prosecutors argue that Iran financed the attack on MEP Vidal Quadras and are seeking 27 years in prison for the gunman. There are nine defendants, and the investigation was taken over by Spain's intelligence service, the CNI, together with the police.

The attack on MEP **Vidal Quadras** stopped being a common crime case when the investigation passed into the hands of the **CNI** (Spain's intelligence service), working with the police unit specialised in organised crime. The provincial brigade did not believe the Iranian lead. The prosecution, however, does: it attributes the attack to an international conspiracy financed from **Iran** and is seeking **27 years** in prison for the gunman.

## Who the gunman is and how he fled

The gunman is a Shia man, addicted to luxury, who grew up on a kibbutz and whose father had worked for the **Mossad**. He fled to the **Netherlands**, where the Segarro MocroMaffia operates freely. That connection with the Dutch network was investigated at the MEP's own insistence.

The prosecution is seeking **27 years** for him. There are **nine defendants** in total. The attack marks its third anniversary within days: the case goes to trial with the material authorship clear and Iranian financing as the central thesis.

## The vote that may have triggered it all

Vidal Quadras had voted in favour of removing the **MEK mujahideen**, an Iranian opposition group in exile, from the list of terrorist organisations. The MEK is financed by **Israel** through the CNRI, which also finances **Vox**. The Iranian lead that the MEP defended from day one fits that context.

Caution is mandatory in an open judicial matter: what the prosecution asserts in its brief does not amount to a conviction.