“It was a callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime with no respect for the human rights of its own people,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
Today, Britain described the execution by Iran of the British-Iranian as “barbaric”. Alireza Akbari and stated that this action will not go unpunished.
Earlier, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported that Akbari, a former senior Iranian defense official who had been sentenced to death on charges of spying for Britain, had been executed.
“I am shocked by the execution of British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari in Iran. It was a callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime with no respect for the human rights of its own people,” the prime minister said. Rishi Sunak in a post on Twitter.
I am appalled by the execution of British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari in Iran.
This was a callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime with no respect for the human rights of their own people. My thoughts are with Alireza’s friends and family.
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) January 14, 2023
The British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley he also said in a post on Twitter: “This barbaric action deserves condemnation in the strongest terms. It will not go unanswered.”
Iran has executed a British national.
This barbaric act deserves condemnation in the strongest possible terms.
This will not stand unchallenged.
My thoughts are with Alireza Akbari’s family.
— James Cleverly🇬🇧 (@JamesCleverly) January 14, 2023
Amnesty International: Heinous attack on the right to life
The human rights organization international Amnesty condemned Iran’s “heinous attack” on the “right to life” in a tweet today, following the execution in Tehran of the British-Iranian Alireza Akbari.
“This morning’s execution by Iranian authorities of British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari demonstrates once again their appalling attack on the right to life,” Amnesty International said, calling on the British government to “fully investigate” allegations of torture. of Akbari.
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