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155725
Mon, 01/03/2011 - 01:46
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Tehran seeks IRC action over return of Asgari
TEHRAN, Jan. 2 (MNA)-- Iran`s Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Alaeddin Boroujerdi stated the Foreign Ministry is pursuing the return of the body of Alireza Asgari(former Iranian deputy defense minister ) to Iran through the International Red Cross.
Boroujerdi said Interim Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi is officially pursuing the case through the IRC.
The MP said in a telephone conversation with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Salehi sought the return of Asgari’s body.
According to a report published last Tuesday in some Israeli media, Asgari has died in an Israeli prison.
Iran has said if the news of Asgari’s death is true he must have been killed under a torture by Mossad agents.
Asgari was abducted by Mossad agents in Turkey on December 9, 2006. Boroujerdi added that Iran expects Turkey to identify abductors and release their names.
Although the Zionist media outlets previously claimed that Asgari defected to the West and was granted asylum in a Western country, some Zionist sources announced on Tuesday that Asgari had committed suicide.
However, Boroujerdi told reporters today the report that Asgari has committed suicide is a intended to divert public opinion.
Abduction of the former Iranian deputy defense minister goes against the international law and is a clear example of state-sponsored terrorism, so the relevant international bodies should respond properly to the Zionist regime’s action, the acting foreign minister told the UN secretary general.
Boroujerdi said Interim Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi is officially pursuing the case through the IRC.
The MP said in a telephone conversation with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Salehi sought the return of Asgari’s body.
According to a report published last Tuesday in some Israeli media, Asgari has died in an Israeli prison.
Iran has said if the news of Asgari’s death is true he must have been killed under a torture by Mossad agents.
Asgari was abducted by Mossad agents in Turkey on December 9, 2006. Boroujerdi added that Iran expects Turkey to identify abductors and release their names.
Although the Zionist media outlets previously claimed that Asgari defected to the West and was granted asylum in a Western country, some Zionist sources announced on Tuesday that Asgari had committed suicide.
However, Boroujerdi told reporters today the report that Asgari has committed suicide is a intended to divert public opinion.
Abduction of the former Iranian deputy defense minister goes against the international law and is a clear example of state-sponsored terrorism, so the relevant international bodies should respond properly to the Zionist regime’s action, the acting foreign minister told the UN secretary general.
