woensdag, september 24, 2003
Canada's foreign minister said Tuesday his Iranian counterpart assured him that an open trial will be held for the suspect in the murder of photojournalist Zahra Kazemi. Bill Graham met with Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazzi at the United Nations, where both were attending the opening of the General Assembly.
Kazemi, 54, a Canadian of Iranian origin, died while in custody in Tehran. An Iranian Judge issued an indictment Monday that charged an unnamed Intelligence Ministry interrogator with "semi-premeditated murder." Graham said Kharazzi told him that Canadian officials and Kazemi's family could take part in the trial. "I am assured there will be a trial, an open trial, and we will be able to participate," he said, adding that no date for the trial has been set.
Kazemi was detained in June after taking photos outside a Tehran prison during student-led protests. After 77 hours of interrogation, she was rushed to a hospital's intensive care unit, where she died 14 days later.
Bron: AP.
Kazemi, 54, a Canadian of Iranian origin, died while in custody in Tehran. An Iranian Judge issued an indictment Monday that charged an unnamed Intelligence Ministry interrogator with "semi-premeditated murder." Graham said Kharazzi told him that Canadian officials and Kazemi's family could take part in the trial. "I am assured there will be a trial, an open trial, and we will be able to participate," he said, adding that no date for the trial has been set.
Kazemi was detained in June after taking photos outside a Tehran prison during student-led protests. After 77 hours of interrogation, she was rushed to a hospital's intensive care unit, where she died 14 days later.
Bron: AP.
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