TEHRAN (AP/RTR) – Top Anglo-Iranian politician Alireza Akbari, who was sentenced to death on Wednesday, is said to have played a role in the assassination of an important scientist in 2020. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is a general and is considered one of them. the most important scientist of Iran’s nuclear program. According to Tehran, Israel and the United States were behind the assassination attempt, which hit Iran hard.
Akbari was convicted of espionage and passing state secrets to the British secret service MI6, according to Iranian media. “He is one of the leading British intelligence agents in Iran who has access to some very sensitive sources,” the Iranian Intelligence Ministry said. “Akbari deliberately gave full information to enemy spies.”
Akbari was previously undersecretary in Iran’s defense ministry and has maintained close contact with politicians seeking reconciliation and mediation after the recent wave of protests, reports British online outlet Amwaj.
The British spoke of a political trial and demanded that Akbari be released immediately.
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