Alireza Akbari was an Iranian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Defence from 2000 to 2008 under General Ali Shamkhani during the presidency of reformist Mohammad Khatami.
He was executed by hanging for crimes including “corruption on earth,” according to Iranian judiciary-affiliated outlet Mizan.
Though Mizan did not specify when the execution took place, prominent media have reported that he was executed on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023.
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Who Was Alireza Akbari?
Alizera Akbari was a member of the military organisation responsible for implementing the 1988 cease-fire between Iran and Iraq that ended the Iran–Iraq War in 1988.
He was considered close to Ali Shamkhani, who appointed him Deputy Minister of Defence when Shamkhani was Defense Minister.
After leaving office, Akbari moved to Britain where he became a British-Iranian dual national.
Akbari was arrested in 2019 while travelling to the United Kingdom, and sentenced to death on an allegation of espionage for MI6 and Britain. Akbari and his family denied Iran’s espionage charges.
On 12, Jan. 2023, some 4 years after his arrest, Iranian state media published a video which argued that Akbari played a role in assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in a 2020 attack outside Tehran.
Though Akbari did not directly confirm his involvement in the plot, he said a British agent had asked for information about him.
Akbari was recorded in a telephone call to his family from prison saying that he was put under pressure, was under the influence of forced drugs, and that he had to make forced confessions.