dinsdag, juli 15, 2003
The body of a Canadian photographer who died, allegedly from head injuries, after she was arrested in Tehran will not be buried until Iranian authorities have finished a probe into her death, an official at Iran's embassy in Canada said on Tuesday.
Kazemi's mother in Iran has already given permission for the body to be buried, but the Iranian official said the process had been put on hold: "A special committee, formed on President Mohammad Khatami 's order to probe the sudden death of Kazemi, has prevented the burial of her body until investigations are final. The committee ruled against a request from Zahra Kazemi's mother to transfer the body from the coroner's office to her birthplace in Shiraz for interring."
The announcement is likely to help ease tensions between Tehran and Ottawa over the case. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley on Monday demanded the return of the body, saying otherwise bilateral relations would be harmed.
Tanya Churchmuch of Reporters Without Borders welcomed the news the burial was being delayed. "That was the most important thing. We still want the body to be sent back to Canada. We will request that an independent specialist be present at the autopsy," she told Reuters.
Canadian officials say the disagreement between Kazemi's mother and son mean Iranian authorities are likely to take the final decision on what to do with the body.
Bron: Reuters.
Zahra Kazemi
Kazemi's mother in Iran has already given permission for the body to be buried, but the Iranian official said the process had been put on hold: "A special committee, formed on President Mohammad Khatami 's order to probe the sudden death of Kazemi, has prevented the burial of her body until investigations are final. The committee ruled against a request from Zahra Kazemi's mother to transfer the body from the coroner's office to her birthplace in Shiraz for interring."
The announcement is likely to help ease tensions between Tehran and Ottawa over the case. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley on Monday demanded the return of the body, saying otherwise bilateral relations would be harmed.
Tanya Churchmuch of Reporters Without Borders welcomed the news the burial was being delayed. "That was the most important thing. We still want the body to be sent back to Canada. We will request that an independent specialist be present at the autopsy," she told Reuters.
Canadian officials say the disagreement between Kazemi's mother and son mean Iranian authorities are likely to take the final decision on what to do with the body.
Bron: Reuters.
Zahra Kazemi
# posted by Jan-Edward : 18:53
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