Iran executed dual British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari for alleged espionage, state media announced Saturday, drawing swift condemnation from the United Kingdom.
Akbari served as a deputy defense minister for the regime before his arrest, which came sometime in 2019 or 2020 for allegedly working with British intelligence MI6, according to Mizan News Agency, a state-controlled media outlet with links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps."I am appalled by the execution of British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari in Iran. This was a callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime with no respect for the human rights of their own people.
Iran has previously made disputed accusations of spying during its arrests. Akbari, 61, served in former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami's administration from 1997 to 2005. His former boss, then-Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani is now the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council had invited Akbari back to Iran prior to his arrest, Akbari's brother told the BBC.
We echo the British government’s strong call for Iran not to proceed with this execution and to release Mr. Akbari immediately. The charges against Ali-Reza Akbari and his sentencing to execution were politically motivated. His execution would be unconscionable. pic.twitter.com/Q6u7rYOvnQ
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