Family of executed British-Iranian national ‘prevented from seeing body’

Alireza Akbari’s sister and daughter went to cemetery to collect his remains but were told he had already been interred

The Tehran-based family of the executed British Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari have been prevented from seeing his body or burying him in the grave in which he had asked to be laid to rest in Shiraz, his birthplace, family members have told the Guardian.

Akbari was executed for spying for M16, charges he vehemently denied and for which there is no substantive evidence, save a confession extracted under torture.