Spain: Afghan diplomat accused of sexual assaults, brother-in-law accused of plot to murder Iranian dissident
Peerzada is accused of multiple sexual assaults. Meanwhile, his brother-in-law is accused of plotting to murder an Iranian dissident. What is the golden thread here tying these two behaviors together? Will any law enforcement authorities notice, and begin to wonder whether or not they’ve been told the truth about the motivating ideology behind such cases?
Spain Seeks Arrest Warrant For Ex-Afghan Diplomat Accused Of Sexual Assault
Afghanistan International, June 13, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Spanish police have requested the issuance of an international arrest warrant for Rahim Peerzada, a former Afghan diplomat accused of sexual harassment and assault.
If approved by a Spanish court, the warrant could pave the way for Peerzada’s prosecution and potential extradition from the United States.
Peerzada, who served as the acting head of the Afghan embassy in Spain following the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in 2021, reportedly began cooperating with the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs soon after assuming the post….
Peerzada is currently in custody in the United States. He was arrested in late March 2025 at Washington Dulles International Airport under the alias “Mohammad Rahim Wahidi.” His detention is reportedly linked to a separate criminal investigation involving his brother-in-law, Farhad Shakeri, who is accused by the US Department of Justice of conspiring in a plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad.
Multiple women, including an Afghan woman living in Germany under the pseudonym Anis, have accused Peerzada of sexual assault. Anis told Die Welt that in 2022, while in Madrid, Peerzada drugged and raped her. “My life will never be the same,” she said, “but now, at least, there’s a chance for justice.”
Until recently, legal proceedings in Spain were stalled due to Peerzada’s diplomatic immunity. The Madrid prosecutor’s office had previously ruled that prosecution was not possible while he retained diplomatic status. However, following public outcry and media scrutiny, Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement clarifying that Peerzada was no longer recognised as a diplomat in the country….
Peerzada has denied all allegations, attributing them to personal grudges and media distortion….
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