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Execution of Swedish-Iranian doctor jailed in Iran put on hold
The execution of a Swedish-Iranian doctor who was sentenced to death in Iran on charges of espionage has been temporarily put on hold, his lawyer said on Thursday.
“Luckily the execution of Ahmad-Reza Jalali was deferred for a few days for reasons still unknown,’’ lawyer Helaleh Mussavian told news agency ILNA.
Diplomatic negotiations between Sweden and Iran could be behind the temporary suspension of the sentence, Mussavian said.
Jalali was sentenced for alleged espionage on behalf of the United States and Israel and has been jailed in Iran’s Evin prison since 2016.
He denies all charges.
There have been several recent reports about his imminent execution, although authorities have not confirmed or denied them.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has rejected foreign criticism and condemnation of Jalali’s sentence, arguing that other countries don’t have the right to interfere with Iran’s judiciary.
Double citizenship is not recognised in Iran, where only the nationality of the father counts.
This means people with double citizenship are often treated as Iranian and can be denied consular support of their second home country.
Opposition groups have said that several persons with double nationality who are currently imprisoned in Iran many also on charges of espionage were only jailed because of their double passport, though Tehran denies this.
NAN
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