Shafaq News/ On Thursday, Iranian authorities announced that a Swisscitizen accused of espionage committed suicide in prison, according tostate-affiliated media.
Mizan News Agency, linked to Iran's judiciary, cited Mohammad SadeghAkbari, head of the Supreme Court in Semnan province, saying, "Thismorning a Swiss citizen committed suicide in the place of detention in Semnanprison…This Swiss citizen was arrested by security agencies for espionage andthere are documents and evidence regarding this matter and his case was beingreviewed and processed."
“Prison officials immediately took action to save this person, butefforts to save him were unsuccessful." He added.
Mizan provided no further details about the man's identity and notedthat resuscitation efforts had failed.
In recent years, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have detained dozens ofdual nationals and foreigners, mainly on charges of espionage and nationalsecurity violations.
The incident comes a day after Tehran released Italian journalist CeciliaSala, who was detained on December 19, 2024, for allegedly violating theIslamic Republic’s laws.
Sala was arrested during a professional visit to Tehran on a journalistvisa. Local authorities said her detention was due to breaching Iranian regulationsbut did not provide further details.
Iran, which does not recognize dual nationality among its citizens,currently holds several Western nationals, most of whom also hold Iraniancitizenship.
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