Former Iran defence official accused of spying for Britain faces death sentence | 24CA News

Iran has sentenced a former deputy defence minister who holds twin Iranian-British citizenship to demise on fees of spying for Britain, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday.

Britain described the demise sentence on Alireza Akbari as politically motivated and referred to as for his rapid launch.

Akbari was a detailed ally of Ali Shamkhani, who’s the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and served as defence minister from 1997 to 2005, when Akbari was his deputy.

“He was one of the most important agents of the British intelligence service in Iran who had access to some very sensitive centres in the country,” Iran’s Intelligence Ministry stated.

“Akbari had fully knowingly provided information to the enemy’s spy service.”

Britain needs Akbari freed

British Foreign Minister James Cleverly referred to as for Akbari to be freed.

“Iran must halt the execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari and immediately release him,” Cleverly wrote on Twitter. “This is a politically motivated act by a barbaric regime that has total disregard for human life.”

Akbari, who was arrested in 2019, had been near Shamkhani because the Iran-Iraq struggle within the Nineteen Eighties.

His demise sentence has been upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court, Nournews, an Iranian news company affiliated to the nation’s prime safety company, reported.

“Our priority is securing his immediate release and we have reiterated our request for urgent consular access,” a U.Okay. Foreign Office spokesperson stated.

Iran, which has been at odds with Western powers together with Britain over what it calls their interference in its inside issues throughout months of anti-government protests, doesn’t acknowledge twin nationality standing.