""This is the dream millions of Iranians are fighting. They want to have justice. That's why I want to say [it is] a historical day," Alinejad said. "The killers wanted to see me covered in blood, dead on my porch in Brooklyn, and thanks to law enforcement agents, I am alive. "I have survived three assassination plots, kidnapping ... How lucky am I?" Alinejad added."
"Prosecutors said Amirov and Omarov paid a man $30,000 to kill Alinejad, a women's rights advocate and former contributor for Voice of America, back in 2022. That man was seen outside of her home and an AK-47 assault rifle was found in his car, but he later took the stand as the government's witness. Prosecutors claim the Iranian government paid the men $500,000 to carry out the assassination. Four Iranians were indicted in connection to the attempted plot."
Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, convicted on murder-for-hire charges in Manhattan, were each sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for plotting to kill Masih Alinejad. Prosecutors said the men paid a hitman $30,000 in 2022, and allege the Iranian government paid $500,000 to carry out the assassination; four Iranians were indicted. An alleged accomplice was seen near Alinejad's home with an AK-47 and later became the government's witness. Alinejad, a women's rights advocate with over 8 million social media followers, described surviving multiple assassination attempts and years spent in hiding.
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