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11-01-2023, 04:29 PM | #1 | |||
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[The family of a British-Iranian dual national
sentenced to death in Iran have told BBC Persian that authorities are preparing to execute him.] [Alireza Akbari's wife, Maryam, said an official had asked her to come to his prison in Tehran for a "final meeting". He has also been transferred to solitary confinement, which is seen as a sign that an execution is imminent. The ex-deputy Iranian defence minister was arrested in 2019 and convicted of spying for the UK, which he denied. BBC Persian also obtained an audio message from Mr Akbari in which he says he was tortured and forced to confess on camera to crimes he did not commit. He says that he was living abroad a few years ago when he was invited to visit Iran at the request of a top Iranian diplomat who was involved in nuclear talks with world powers.] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64240226 Last edited by arista; 14-01-2023 at 10:08 AM. |
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Iran has Executed Alireza Akbari
[Alireza Akbari, a British-Iranian former deputy in Iran's defence ministry, was executed by the Iranian government in the early hours of Saturday over claims he was an MI6 spy] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-MI6-spy.html The Prime Minister is appalled Last edited by arista; 14-01-2023 at 10:07 AM. |
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