Ottawa, Canada (Agencies): Canadian authorities recently foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler, a former justice minister and a vocal critic of Tehran. Cotler, who served as justice minister and attorney general from 2003 to 2006, was informed on October 26 that he faced an imminent threat of assassination within 48 hours.
Authorities tracked two suspects in the plot, though Cotler has no knowledge of any arrests made.
The Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights, where Cotler is the international chair, confirmed the threat.
Tehran has denied the allegations, calling them “ridiculous storytelling”.
Cotler, who has been under police protection for over a year, has advocated globally to have Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps listed as a terrorist entity.
The House of Commons passed a unanimous motion praising Cotler’s work in defense of human rights and condemning the death threats against him.