- Alireza Akbari held senior positions in the country’s defence establishment.
- Alireza Akbari is accused of espionage for UK intelligence.
- Iranian judiciary said that Akbari had been executed on Saturday.
Britain said on Saturday that the “barbaric” hanging in Iran of former top defense officer and dual British national Alireza Akbari, accused of espionage for UK intelligence, would not be tolerated.
“This barbaric act deserves condemnation in the strongest possible terms. This will not stand unchallenged,” Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said.
“This was a callous and cowardly act, carried out by a savage regime with no respect for the human rights of their own people,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated.
According to Iranian official media, Akbari, 61, held senior positions in the country’s defence establishment.
He held positions such as “deputy minister of defence for foreign relations” and “the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council.”
The Iranian judiciary said that Akbari had been executed on Saturday.
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