UK sanctions Iran's prosecutor general after execution of British man accused of spying
British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari has been executed by Iran.The UK has sanctioned Iran's prosecutor general after the "barbaric regime" executed a dual British-Iranian national on spy charges.Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the move "underlines our disgust" at the decision to put Alireza Akbari to death.
Prosecutor general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri is at the "heart of Iran's use of the death penalty", the Cabinet minister added. Mr Cleverly confirmed reports from Iranian state media on Saturday morning, saying it was a "barbaric act" that deserves "condemnation in the strongest possible terms".
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