woensdag, juli 23, 2003
The body of Canadian journalist Zahra Kazemi, who died in custody in Tehran, will be buried in Iran on Wednesday, a government source said, despite demands by Ottawa and her son for her body to be returned to Canada. The Iranian official, who declined to give his name, told Reuters that Kazemi's body had already been transferred from Tehran to her birthplace in Shiraz, southern Iran. He said the decision was in accordance with the wishes of Kazemi's mother.
Kazemi's son, who lives in Canada, told reporters in Montreal that he received no confirmation about his mother's imminent burial and said his 75-year-old grandmother told him on Tuesday she was "forced" by Iranian authorities to authorize the burial in Iran. "If they can bury my mother, we can also exhume her," Stephan Hachemi said. "I am not ready to give up. The Canadian government can ask for a response. They haven't got any," he said, adding he had no plans to go to Iran to bring his mother's remains back.
Canadian embassy officials in Tehran said on Monday that Kazemi's mother had signed a written statement ceding to her grandson's wishes for Kazemi's body to be buried in Canada.
Bron: Reuters AlertNet.
Kazemi's son, who lives in Canada, told reporters in Montreal that he received no confirmation about his mother's imminent burial and said his 75-year-old grandmother told him on Tuesday she was "forced" by Iranian authorities to authorize the burial in Iran. "If they can bury my mother, we can also exhume her," Stephan Hachemi said. "I am not ready to give up. The Canadian government can ask for a response. They haven't got any," he said, adding he had no plans to go to Iran to bring his mother's remains back.
Canadian embassy officials in Tehran said on Monday that Kazemi's mother had signed a written statement ceding to her grandson's wishes for Kazemi's body to be buried in Canada.
Bron: Reuters AlertNet.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 01:38
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