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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Iran to execute man convicted of spying for Mossad
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran’s semi-official ISNA news agency reports that Swedish-Iranian national Ahmad Reza Jalali will be executed by May 21 at the latest.
Jalali was arrested in 2016 and sentenced to death for working with the Mossad to help the spy agency assassinate several Iranian nuclear scientists, according to Iranian authorities.
Jalali issued a live confession in 2017, though critics argue that it was staged and Amnesty International has criticized the nature of the trial.
Andy Vermaut shares:Swedish-Iranian Jalali to be executed on spying charges by May 21: Report: Swedish-Iranian national Ahmad Reza Jalali is to be executed May 21 at the latest, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency said on Wednesday, citing… https://t.co/0Fe6rFyUNB #andyvermaut pic.twitter.com/FEI33USlte
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