Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2017
306. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has been incarcerated in Evin prison in Iran and who has been reportedly sentenced to death; and if he will raise this case with his Iranian counterpart. [6921/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have not previously been aware of this case, on which I have no information other than some publicly available reports.
It is not clear from these that the person in question has yet been charged with any offence, still less sentenced, but his continued detention would appear to be a matter of concern in itself.
There is a worrying trend in recent years of Iranians long resident in western countries, many of them academics, being arrested and held for long periods during visits to Iran, often with little or no clarity about their case. I echo the calls that have been made for this person to be either charged with a credible offence or released, and for his family to be kept properly apprised of his case. I will convey these concerns to the Iranian authorities.
