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| Iran slams German meddling in post-vote trials |
| 2009-08-04 |
| The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi describes as shocking, a German Foreign Ministry statement calling for the immediate release of political prisoners in Iran. "[German Foreign Minister Frank Walter] Steinmeier's unusual call for the release of the agents behind the post-election unrest in the country is in stark contrast with all accepted legal standards, being a manifestation of a foreign official's outrageous meddling in the trend of proceedings against criminals in an independent country," Qashqavi was quoted as saying by IRNA. The spokesman dismissed as "baseless" Steinmeier's claims regarding the "lack of a transparent and fair trial" for the post-election detainees in the country. On Sunday, the German Foreign Minister issued a statement on his website, voicing serious concern about the trial of 100 people charged with fomenting unrest after June presidential elections. "The Iranian government is called on to release the political prisoners and respect international standards for the protection of the civil and political rights of its citizens to which it has agreed," Steinmeier said in the statement. |
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