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Execution of Iranian-British citizen Alireza Akbar condemned
Protesters gather at Marble Arch in London before they march to Trafalgar Square to protest against the Islamic Republic in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, on January 8, 2023

THE execution of an Iranian-British citizen by Iran’s government on charges of spying for Britain’s foreign intelligence service MI6 was roundly condemned today.

Alireza Akbar, Iran’s deputy minister for defence from 1997 to 2002, was hanged by the Iranian government after he was accused of spying, Iranian state media said. 

He was accused of working with British spies and receiving cash and other benefits from MI6 including a British passport, Iranian state media, the Tasnim news agency, said.

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