A suspect charged in a plot to kill an Iranian American author and activist has been extradited from the Czech Republic to face charges, the Justice Department announced. Polad Omarov, along with two other men, was arrested in January 2023 in connection with an alleged plot to kill Masih Alinejad, an Iranian opposition activist.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed Omarov's extradition, emphasizing the government's stance against any attempts to undermine the rights of American citizens. The other two men involved in the case, Rafat Amirov and Khalid Mahdiyev, were also charged with money laundering and murder-for-hire in federal court in New York.
