Malaysia court orders extradition of Iranian over bomb plot

A Malaysian court on Monday approved the extradition of an Iranian to Thailand on suspicion of being involved in an alleged bomb plot against Israeli diplomats in the country.

Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, arrested at Kuala Lumpur’s international airport on February 15, is among three Iranians being held over incidents in Bangkok that saw Tehran accused of a terror campaign against Israel – which it denied.

The alleged plot emerged after an apparently unintended explosion at a house in the Thai capital. Two suspects are in custody in Thailand, including one who hurled a bomb at police while fleeing, blowing off his own legs.

At a criminal sessions court in Kuala Lumpur, Judge S. Komathy described Sedaghatzadeh, 31, as a “fugitive criminal” and said she disagreed with defence arguments that there was no evidence against him.

“In my view the conduct of the respondent is inconsistent with that of an innocent man,” she said.

“The prosecution has shown that the respondent is a fugitive criminal … as he is wanted by the Thai police for offences which come within the definition of extradition offences.

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