Suspect confesses to attempted murder of Iranian publicist in Haarlem

One of the six suspects of a failed assassination attempt on an Iranian activist and publicist in Haarlem has confessed that he came to the Netherlands to commit a commissioned murder. The criminal proceedings against five men and one woman started today in the extra-secure courtroom at Schiphol. The six are suspected of involvement in the 2024 assassination attempt on Haarlem-based Iranian activist Siamak Tahmasbi. born Mehrez A.