Law enforcement foils alleged assassination attempt of human rights activist Irwin Cotler by agents of Iran
CTV
Iranian agents allegedly plotted to assassinate Canadian human rights advocate and former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler, a longtime vocal critic of Iran. Details of the foiled plot were first reported by The Globe and Mail citing unnamed sources on Monday and confirmed to CTV News by Cotler's office.
Iranian agents allegedly plotted to assassinate Canadian human rights advocate and former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler, a longtime vocal critic of Iran.
Details of the foiled plot were first reported by The Globe and Mail citing unnamed sources on Monday and confirmed to CTV News by Cotler’s office.
According to The Globe and Mail, the source says Cotler was informed of an imminent threat on his life late last month.
CTV News has spoken with his office, but Cotler, the founder and chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, is unavailable for an interview, and will not be issuing a statement.
Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos told reporters Monday morning that Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc is “fully aware of these allegations.”
But a statement from LeBlanc’s office to CTV News says the minister “cannot comment on or confirm any specific RCMP operations for security reasons.”
In an interview with CTV News, former Canadian Security and Intelligence Service national security director Dan Stanton said Cotler could be considered a prime target of a regime like Iran’s.
