On November 9, Dr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a prominent Spanish politician and the President of the International Committee in Search of Justice and Vice President of the European Parliament (1999-2014), was the target of a terrorist attack in Madrid.
An informed source in the Spanish police told the Associated Press that Dr. Vidal-Quadras himself has considered Iran’s involvement in this attack as one of the possible hypotheses and has shared it with the police.
The news agency also quoted another informed official stating that the police’s counterterrorism unit has joined the investigation, which could indicate the expansion of the scope of the investigation and the possibility of involvement by foreign elements, including those affiliated with Iran, in this assault.
Alejo Vidal-Quadras was injured and taken to the hospital after being shot in the face at around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday near his residence in the center of Madrid, the capital of Spain.
So far, no arrests have been made in connection with this attack, and the police are busy examining the observations of witnesses and CCTV footage.
Based on the information gathered so far, the police say that the assailant, wearing a black motorcycle helmet, fired a bullet towards Mr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras and then fled the scene on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice.
During his time as a member of the European Parliament, Mr. Vidal-Quadras had close relations with the main opposition to the Iranian regime, People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). It was due to this connection that the Iranian regime Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in January 2023 that he, along with several other foreign politicians, had been sanctioned.
In response to this attempted assault, Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), wrote in a message on the social network X on Thursday:
This afternoon, Prof. Alejo Vidal Quadras, President of the International Committee in Search of Justice and Vice President of the European Parliament (1999-2014), was targeted by a terrorist attack in Madrid and was taken to the hospital.
I strongly condemn this terrorist crime,… pic.twitter.com/F3oS2e59Si— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) November 9, 2023
Dr. Vidal-Quadras has consistently supported the Iranian people’s resistance to freedom and human rights over the past quarter-century. He played a key and unforgettable role in delisting the MEK from the European Union’s terror list, and in ensuring the protection of the MEK in Camp Ashraf (Iraq) and their safe and collective relocation out of Iraq.
It is widely known that the mullahs’ regime has a deep animosity towards Dr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, evident by his inclusion on their list of terrorists.
