On Saturday, Iran executed British-Iranian national and former Iranian deputy defense minister Alireza Akbari after convicting him of spying for the UK, according to judiciary news agency Mizan.
In 2019, Akbari was arrested, accused of playing a role in the 2020 assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, as well as receiving €1,805,000, £265,000, and $50,000 for spying.
“Alireza Akbari, who was sentenced to death on charges of corruption on earth and extensive action against the country’s internal and external security through espionage for the British government’s intelligence service … was executed.”
– Mizan
On Wednesday, BBC Persian broadcasted an audio recording of Akbari where he said he had confessed to crimes he had not committed after extensive torture.
However, Akbari denied involvment in the assassination, but said a British agent did ask him for information regarding Fakhrizadeh.
