Iran’s judiciary maintains that the unidentified man died by suicide after being arrested for espionage.
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s judiciary says the Swiss national who died in an Iranian prison earlier this month was arrested after taking images at delicate army websites.
Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir instructed reporters throughout a information convention on Wednesday that the unnamed man entered Iran by means of the Dogharoun border crossing with Afghanistan in northeastern Razavi Khorasan Province final yr.
His car had “quite a lot of technical gear with tough makes use of” and he entered as a vacationer, Jahangir stated.
Swiss officers, who had beforehand confirmed the person’s loss of life, had recognized him as a 64-year-old who had been visiting the nation as a vacationer. They stated he had been residing in Southern Africa and had not resided in Switzerland for almost 20 years.
The Iranian judiciary spokesperson stated on Wednesday that the person was born in Namibia, held Swiss citizenship, and entered within the Iranian calendar month of Mehr, which ended on October 21.
“The individual entered the province of Semnan after passing by means of a number of provinces, and was arrested in a prohibited army web site whereas photographing it. He was arrested on costs of photographing restricted sources and cooperation with a hostile authorities and was moved to jail. On the identical time, the Swiss embassy in Tehran was knowledgeable.”
Iran has stated that the unnamed Swiss nationwide died by suicide whereas jailed.
Jahangir stated that on January 9, the Swiss nationwide minimize off electrical energy to his cell and killed himself in an space of the cell that was not seen to the jail’s digicam system. Makes an attempt to revive him failed.
The spokesperson stated a delegation from the Swiss embassy, which comprised a trusted physician, was invited to the location.
“They examined the physique and confirmed the suicide. The physique was moved to the coroner’s workplace in Tehran and handed over within the presence of representatives from the Swiss embassy,” Jahangir stated.
Semnan is situated in central Iran and is residence to a number of giant army websites, together with main satellite and ballistic missile testing and launch facilities.
