Ahwazi: EC Urges Fair Trial
The European Commission has recently stated that it urges
Mr. al-Mansouri was arrested in Syria in May 2006 and deported to Iran, the country he had fled in 1988 after a death sentence was passed down to him. He was granted asylum in the
In October 2007 it was reported by several sources that Mr. al-Mansouri faced imminent execution by Iranian authorities. Pressure was put on
In a letter to Dutch MEP Jules Maaten, Commissioner for EU External Relations Benita Ferrero-Wagner stated that the Commission remains concerned for the fate of Mr. al-Mansouri and is monitoring the situation carefully. The Commission “strongly urges the Iranian authority to ensure a fair and public trial, in accordance with international law and the international treaties that
Moreover, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has consistently demanded that a representative of its office be allowed access to Mr. al-Mansouri and that a representative be present at all future legal proceedings in the case. Access of Dutch officials to Mr. al-Mansouri in prison has been granted by
[Source: UNPO]