Two men were indicted for a plot to assassinate two German Jewish community leaders on behalf of the Iranian Regime and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the German Federal Public Prosecutor General announced on Thursday.
Danish national Ali S. and Afghan national Tawab M., who were arrested in Denmark in June and November, respectively, faced charges for a plot to assassinate the Central Council of Jews in Germany president Dr. Josef Schuster and German-Israeli Society chairman Volker Beck.
Ali S. allegedly worked for the IRGC's intelligence service and was in close communication with its Quds Force, which specializes in support for proxies and international and asymmetric warfare operations. At the beginning of last year, the Iranian operative was allegedly tasked with gathering information on two Jewish shops in Berlin for future arson attacks, and Schuster and Beck for assassination.
Last May, Ali S. allegedly contacted his co-conspirator, who agreed to provide a weapon to another party and direct them to assassinate Beck.
Ali S. was charged with espionage, espionage for sabotage purposes, and attempted participation in murder and arson. Tawab M. was charged with attempted participation in murder.
Beck, according to his organization, had been under security alert for six weeks in 2025 for fear of an attack.
German-Israeli Society calls for expulsion of Iranian ambassador
The German-Israeli Society on Thursday called for the German government to expel the Iranian ambassador and declare other diplomats persona non grata. The organization also proposed that the government freeze or confiscate Iranian leadership assets in the country, and review and punish Iranian banks and financial institutions operating in the country for IRGC and regime connections.
"Jewish life and the commitment to the Jewish and democratic state are repeatedly threatened and attacked with murder by the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran on German soil. This must not go unpunished," Beck said in a statement.
The Central Council of Jews in Germany did not immediately respond to requests for comment.