Iranian Court Acquits Intelligence Agent in Photojournalist’s Death
Voice of America, July 25, 2004
An Iranian court has acquitted an intelligence agent charged with killing Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi.
Mohammad Reza Aghdam Ahmadi, the sole defendant in the case, was cleared Saturday, six days after the trial abruptly ended a day after it opened.
Lawyers representing Ms. Kazemi's family argue that Mr. Ahmadi was a scapegoat, and that another official delivered the fatal blow that killed the 54-year-old photographer. The lawyers say they want to re-open the case to find the real killer.
Zahra Kazemi, a Canadian freelance journalist of Iranian origin, was arrested for taking photographs outside a Tehran prison (Evin) last year as a student protest was taking place. She died while undergoing interrogation.
The case has soured relations between Canada and Iran, which also barred Canadian observers from attending the trial.
An Iranian court has acquitted an intelligence agent charged with killing Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi.
Mohammad Reza Aghdam Ahmadi, the sole defendant in the case, was cleared Saturday, six days after the trial abruptly ended a day after it opened.
Lawyers representing Ms. Kazemi's family argue that Mr. Ahmadi was a scapegoat, and that another official delivered the fatal blow that killed the 54-year-old photographer. The lawyers say they want to re-open the case to find the real killer.
Zahra Kazemi, a Canadian freelance journalist of Iranian origin, was arrested for taking photographs outside a Tehran prison (Evin) last year as a student protest was taking place. She died while undergoing interrogation.
The case has soured relations between Canada and Iran, which also barred Canadian observers from attending the trial.
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