#Iran #Germany #Teheran #Ambrassador #NavidAfkari
The Iranian foreign ministry summoned the German ambassador to Tehran because of his criticism of the execution of the wrestler Navid Afkari.
The ministry "condemned the diplomat's statements in the strongest possible terms" and informed Ambassador Hans-Udo Muzel that his reaction would be viewed as "interference in the internal affairs" of Iran, it said in a statement.
The Federal Foreign Office and the European Union (EU) had previously condemned the execution "in the strongest terms". The Foreign Ministry in Berlin was "horrified" that the death penalty was being carried out "despite international protests and requests for suspension,"
said a spokeswoman. The 27-year-old wrestler Afkari was executed on Saturday despite international solidarity campaigns. He is said to have stabbed an official at a demonstration in August 2018 against the economic and political situation.
According to the judiciary, the wrestler had confessed to the crime, but according to information from human rights organizations, the confession was obtained under torture.
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