Iran announced this Saturday He executed Aliriza Akbari, an Anglo-Iranian citizen accused of espionage. and works for the UK Intelligence service MI6. Akbari’s trial would be conducted in the presence of his lawyer and the death penalty would be given based on “confirmed evidence”, Mehr agency reported. Iran’s official news portal stated, “(Sentence) was executed on charges of corruption on the ground and engaging in extensive activities against the country’s internal and external security by spying on behalf of the British government’s intelligence agency.” judgment, trial.
Considered by Tehran as one of MI6’s “most important agents” and a true “master of espionage”, Akbari was deputy defense minister during the tenure of former Iranian President Mohammad Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005).
Both the UK and the US urged Iranian authorities to release Akbari after stopping his execution. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Wednesday that Akbari’s execution was “a politically motivated act by a barbaric regime with a complete disdain for human life”.
British television channel BBC reported that authorities were going to ask the detainee’s family to go to prison this Wednesday for “one last visit”, while his wife said they transferred him to solitary confinement. According to Akbari, they would drug him and torture him. interrogated during his detention and for a long time, forcing him to make false confessions.