Der im Iran inhaftierte US-Amerikaner Siamak Namazi, ein Doppelstaater, ist im Hungerstreik. Ein anderer Gefangener mit doppelter Staatsbürgerschaft wurde vor kurzem hingerichtet. Ein weiterer Fall könnte bald folgen.#Iran #politischeGeiselnahme #SiamakNamazi #JamshidSharmahd #AlirezaAkbari #Hinrichtung #Hungerstreik
Unversöhnliche Signale aus dem Iran | DW | 18.01.2023
Der im Iran inhaftierte Amerikaner Namazi, ein Doppelstaater, ist im Hungerstreik. Ein anderer wurde vor kurzem hingerichtet. Eine weiterer Fall könnte bald folgen.#Iran #politischeGeiselnahme #SiamakNamazi #JamshidSharmahd #AlirezaAkbari
Unversöhnliche Signale aus Iran | DW | 18.01.2023
The UK is reconsidering its support for the Iran nuclear deal following the execution of a British-Iranian dual national, The #SundayTelegraph understands.
Alireza Akbari, a former Iranian deputy defence minister, was charged with #spying for #MI6 and before his death claimed to have been tortured for 3,500 hours.
#Politics #Iran #UK #JCPOA #AlirezaAkbari #DeathPenalty #Torture
In the case of Alireza Akbari it is particularly horrific given the violations he revealed he was subjected to in prison, including #torture & other ill-treatment through being forcibly administered chemical substances & being held in prolonged solitary confinement which caused him great distress, and forced to make recorded “confessions” repeatedly, w/these recordings later played in court during his trial.
Alireza Akbari was convicted and sentenced to death for “spreading corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel arz), which @amnesty has consistently held fails to meet requirements for clarity and precision needed in criminal law and breaches the principle of legality and legal certainty.
The #UK government must fully investigate Alireza Akbari’s allegations of torture and other ill-treatment, and pursue all avenues to hold the Iranian authorities to account, including by exercising universal jurisdiction to criminally investigate all officials reasonably suspected of involvement in crimes under international law and issue arrest warrants where there is sufficient admissible evidence.
Akbari was accused of spying for UK intelligence services, linking his case to the Iranian regime’s portrayal of the protests as foreign-directed.
The execution may also be part of fighting for position within the regime. Akbari was a long-time associate of Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of the National Security Council.
An unofficial Iranian news source says that #AlirezaAkbari the former defense minister of IRI and dual British, Iranian citizen was hanged.
#Iran #Politics #StopExecutionsInIran #UK #Spying
