An Iranian-British has been executed by hanging in Iran. He was sentenced to death for espionage.
By AFP
Lhe execution in Iran of Iranian-British Alireza Akbari is a “barbaric act” which “will not go unanswered”, British Foreign Minister James Cleverly reacted on Saturday.
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London will “summon the Iranian charge d’affaires to tell him of our disgust”, added Mr. Cleverly. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, meanwhile, denounced on Twitter a “ruthless and cowardly” condemnation.
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Amnesty International also reacts
The human rights organization Amnesty International on Saturday condemned on Twitter an “odious attack” by Iran against “the right to life” after the execution by Tehran of Iranian-Briton Alireza Akbari.
“The execution this morning by the Iranian authorities of the Iranian-British national Alireza Akbari is yet another testimony to their heinous attack on the right to life”, lambasted Amnesty on Twitter, calling on the British government to “fully investigate” the allegations. accusations of torture of which he was allegedly the victim.