Cash movement refers to transferring money across borders or within countries for violent extremist groups or individuals.
According to Albanian prosecutors, Bijan Pooladrag, an Iranian national who was arrested in Albania in 2020 and later sentenced to five years in prison for offering services to designated terrorist organizations and 10 years for participating in a terrorist organization,23 received financial support from Iranian sources, which included small stipends and a one-time offer of 3.7 million (currency unspecified by prosecutors).24 The indictment suggested that he received cash payments, bypassing conventional banking channels. Although the details are limited, the funds were reportedly used to disseminate propaganda against the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, an organization that presents itself as a government-in-exile.25
23Vladimir Karaj, Albanian court sentences Iranian citizen on terrorism charges, Balkan Insight, 15 December 2022,
https://balkaninsight.com/2022/12/15/iranian-citizensentenced-in-albania-on-terrorism-charges/.
24 Special Court of Appeals on Corruption and Organized Crime, Albania, Decision no. 33, 17 July 2023.
25Special Court of Appeals on Corruption and Organized Crime, Albania, Decision no. 33, 17 July 2023