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| name = Robab Farahi-Mahdavieh |
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| nationality = [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] |
| nationality = [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] |
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| criminal_charge = Providing logistical support for terrorist operations<ref name="IBP">{{citation|isbn=9780761988731|title=Canada Intelligence, Security Activities and Operations Handbook|volume=1 |id= isbn 978-0-7397-16151 |publisher=International Business Publications|year=2015|page=249}}</ref> |
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| allegiance = [[People's Mujahedin of Iran]] |
| allegiance = [[People's Mujahedin of Iran]] |
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| conviction = [[Illegal entry]] |
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== Activities == |
== Activities == |
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=== Canada === |
=== Canada === |
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Believed to be the leader of the MEK's [[North America]]n operations,<ref name="frogs"/> [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service]] (CSIS) identified her as the their "chief fundraiser and recruiter" in Canada<ref name="Timmerman"/> and a "leading female member".<ref name="mariel">{{citation|last=Bell|first=Stewart|url=http://circ.jmellon.com/docs/view.asp?id=658|work=The National Post|title=Guerrillas claim links to Canada|date=July 19, 2004}}</ref> She was alleged to have organised the [[flash mob]] that attacked the [[Embassy of Iran in Ottawa]], following Iranian [[airstrike]]s against MEK camps.<ref name="IBP"/><ref name="frogs">{{citation|work=Montreal Gazette|title=Muslim Council to contest constitutionality of process|date=16 July 2003}}</ref><ref name="lighthoues">{{citation|last=Martin|first=Gus|isbn=9780761988731|title=The New Era of Terrorism: Selected Readings|publisher=SAGE|year=2004|page=94}}</ref> |
Believed to be the leader of the MEK's [[North America]]n operations,<ref name="frogs"/> [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service]] (CSIS) identified her as the their "chief fundraiser and recruiter" in Canada<ref name="Timmerman"/> and a "leading female member".<ref name="mariel">{{citation|last=Bell|first=Stewart|url=http://circ.jmellon.com/docs/view.asp?id=658|work=The National Post|title=Guerrillas claim links to Canada|date=July 19, 2004}}</ref> She was alleged to have organised the [[flash mob]] that attacked the [[Embassy of Iran in Ottawa]], following Iranian [[airstrike]]s against MEK camps.<ref name="IBP">{{citation|title=Canada Intelligence, Security Activities and Operations Handbook|volume=1|isbn=9780739716151|publisher=International Business Publications|year=2015|page=249}}</ref><ref name="frogs">{{citation|work=Montreal Gazette|title=Muslim Council to contest constitutionality of process|date=16 July 2003}}</ref><ref name="lighthoues">{{citation|last=Martin|first=Gus|isbn=9780761988731|title=The New Era of Terrorism: Selected Readings|publisher=SAGE|year=2004|page=94}}</ref> Nineteen protestors pleaded guilty to various charges of break and enter and possession of stolen goods.<ref>{{cite web |url=file:///C:/Users/IEUser/AppData/Local/Temp/Iran_Foreign_Policy_byDickArmey.pdf |title=Empowering the Democratic Opposition |format=PDF |access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref> |
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Her lawyer, Phil Rankin, told press that "It’s a gross exaggeration to call this woman a terrorist. All she did was mastermind a demonstration that got out of hand".<ref>{{citation|work=The Vancouver Sun|title=Woman Ordered Deported; Not a Terrorist, Lawyer Says|date=8 April 1993}}</ref> Pierre Denault, designated judge at the [[Federal Court of Canada]] ruled that Farahi-Mahdavieh's testimony lacked credibility and "It is enough that Mahdavieh admitted to being an active member of the MEK, and there is little doubt the group was involved in this specific attack".<ref name="Medicine Hat News">{{citation|work=Medicine Hat News|page=9|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news-apr-07-1993-p-9/|title=Iranian ordered deported for attack on embassy in Ottawa|date=7 April 1993}}</ref> She was deported on 26 March 1993.<ref name="Medicine Hat News"/> [[Mahnaz Samadi]] who filled her role leading the civilian wing of the MEK, was later deported from Canada in 2000 for |
Her lawyer, Phil Rankin, told press that "It’s a gross exaggeration to call this woman a terrorist. All she did was mastermind a demonstration that got out of hand".<ref>{{citation|work=The Vancouver Sun|title=Woman Ordered Deported; Not a Terrorist, Lawyer Says|date=8 April 1993}}</ref> Pierre Denault, designated judge at the [[Federal Court of Canada]] ruled that Farahi-Mahdavieh's testimony lacked credibility and "It is enough that Mahdavieh admitted to being an active member of the MEK, and there is little doubt the group was involved in this specific attack".<ref name="Medicine Hat News">{{citation|work=Medicine Hat News|page=9|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/medicine-hat-news-apr-07-1993-p-9/|title=Iranian ordered deported for attack on embassy in Ottawa|date=7 April 1993}}</ref> She was deported on 26 March 1993.<ref name="Medicine Hat News"/> [[Mahnaz Samadi]] who filled her role leading the civilian wing of the MEK, was later deported from Canada in 2000 for being linked to the [[People's Mujahedin of Iran]].<ref name="lighthoues"/><ref>{{citation|last=Cunningham|first=Karla J.|title=Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism|journal=Studies in Conflict & Terrorism|issue=3|volume=26|year=2003|pages=171–195|doi=10.1080/10576100390211419}}</ref> |
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The case is notable among security certificate cases in Canada for how "civil or criminal rules of evidence are not applicable", and the judge decided to consider any evidence deemed reliable.<ref>{{citation|last=Bell|first=Colleen|title=Subject to Exception: Security Certicates, National Security and Canada's Role in the “War on Terror”|journal=Canadian journal of law and society|issue=1|volume=21|year=2006|pages=63–83|doi=10.1353/jls.2006.0031}}</ref> |
The case is notable among security certificate cases in Canada for how "civil or criminal rules of evidence are not applicable", and the judge decided to consider any evidence deemed reliable.<ref>{{citation|last=Bell|first=Colleen|title=Subject to Exception: Security Certicates, National Security and Canada's Role in the “War on Terror”|journal=Canadian journal of law and society|issue=1|volume=21|year=2006|pages=63–83|doi=10.1353/jls.2006.0031}}</ref> |
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=== United States === |
=== United States === |
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According to a publication documenting the case at the time, one of the first contributions that the MEK made to [[Robert Torricelli]] came through Robab Maahdavieh, who was identified by the Canadian intelligence service as head of the organization's fundraising. Mahdavieh was deported to the United States in 1993.<ref>{{citation|last=Garduño García|first=Moisés|url=https://repositorio.uam.es/bitstream/handle/10486/660329/gardu%C3%B1o_garcia_moises.pdf?sequence=1|title=La Articulació De Objetivos Y El Marketing Político Como Estrategias De Supervivecia E El Cambio Orgaizacioal De Los Moyāhedī-e Jalq-e Iran 1964-2012|publisher=Universidad Autónoma de Madrid|year=2012|language=es|page=298}}</ref> She listed her occupation as "Physician."<ref name="Timmerman">{{citation|last=Timmerman|first=Kenneth R.|url=http://search.opinionarchives.com/Summary/AmericanSpectator/V31I1P26-1.htm|url-access=subscription|title=Torricelli's Terrorist List Friends|work=The American Spectator|year=January 1998|volume=31|number=1|page=26}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [https://app.vlex.com/#CA.open/search/jurisdiction:CA+basicSearchAll:1/Mahdavieh/CA.open/vid/680588265 Farahi-Mahdavieh, Re (1993), 63 F.T.R. 120 (TD)] |
* [https://app.vlex.com/#CA.open/search/jurisdiction:CA+basicSearchAll:1/Mahdavieh/CA.open/vid/680588265 Farahi-Mahdavieh, Re (1993), 63 F.T.R. 120 (TD)] |
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Revision as of 11:06, 5 September 2018
Robab Farahi-Mahdavieh | |
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Nationality | Iranian |
Allegiance | People's Mujahedin of Iran |
Conviction(s) | Illegal entry |
Details | |
Country | Canada |
State(s) | Ontario |
Location(s) | Ottawa |
Target(s) | Embassy of Iran in Ottawa |
Date apprehended | 1992 |
Robab Farahi-Mahdavieh (Persian: رباب فرحی مهدویه) is a member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) who was arrested by Canada in 1992, and in 1993 she was deported from Canada back to the United Kingdom on grounds of national security. She was arrested under one of only 28 security certificates ever issued in Canada.[1]
Activities
Canada
Believed to be the leader of the MEK's North American operations,[2] Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) identified her as the their "chief fundraiser and recruiter" in Canada[3] and a "leading female member".[1] She was alleged to have organised the flash mob that attacked the Embassy of Iran in Ottawa, following Iranian airstrikes against MEK camps.[4][2][5] Nineteen protestors pleaded guilty to various charges of break and enter and possession of stolen goods.[6]
Her lawyer, Phil Rankin, told press that "It’s a gross exaggeration to call this woman a terrorist. All she did was mastermind a demonstration that got out of hand".[7] Pierre Denault, designated judge at the Federal Court of Canada ruled that Farahi-Mahdavieh's testimony lacked credibility and "It is enough that Mahdavieh admitted to being an active member of the MEK, and there is little doubt the group was involved in this specific attack".[8] She was deported on 26 March 1993.[8] Mahnaz Samadi who filled her role leading the civilian wing of the MEK, was later deported from Canada in 2000 for being linked to the People's Mujahedin of Iran.[5][9]
The case is notable among security certificate cases in Canada for how "civil or criminal rules of evidence are not applicable", and the judge decided to consider any evidence deemed reliable.[10]
United States
According to a publication documenting the case at the time, one of the first contributions that the MEK made to Robert Torricelli came through Robab Maahdavieh, who was identified by the Canadian intelligence service as head of the organization's fundraising. Mahdavieh was deported to the United States in 1993.[11] She listed her occupation as "Physician."[3]
References
- ^ a b Bell, Stewart (July 19, 2004), "Guerrillas claim links to Canada", The National Post
- ^ a b "Muslim Council to contest constitutionality of process", Montreal Gazette, 16 July 2003
- ^ a b Timmerman, Kenneth R. (January 1998), "Torricelli's Terrorist List Friends", The American Spectator, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 26
- ^ Canada Intelligence, Security Activities and Operations Handbook, vol. 1, International Business Publications, 2015, p. 249, ISBN 9780739716151
- ^ a b Martin, Gus (2004), The New Era of Terrorism: Selected Readings, SAGE, p. 94, ISBN 9780761988731
- ^ [file:///C:/Users/IEUser/AppData/Local/Temp/Iran_Foreign_Policy_byDickArmey.pdf "Empowering the Democratic Opposition"] (PDF). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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value (help) - ^ "Woman Ordered Deported; Not a Terrorist, Lawyer Says", The Vancouver Sun, 8 April 1993
- ^ a b "Iranian ordered deported for attack on embassy in Ottawa", Medicine Hat News, p. 9, 7 April 1993
- ^ Cunningham, Karla J. (2003), "Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism", Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 26 (3): 171–195, doi:10.1080/10576100390211419
- ^ Bell, Colleen (2006), "Subject to Exception: Security Certicates, National Security and Canada's Role in the "War on Terror"", Canadian journal of law and society, 21 (1): 63–83, doi:10.1353/jls.2006.0031
- ^ Garduño García, Moisés (2012), La Articulació De Objetivos Y El Marketing Político Como Estrategias De Supervivecia E El Cambio Orgaizacioal De Los Moyāhedī-e Jalq-e Iran 1964-2012 (PDF) (in Spanish), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, p. 298