Jamshid Sharmahd kidnapped by Iranian terrorist intelligence service in Dubai

 

Jamshid Sharmahd kidnapped by Iranian terrorist intelligence service in Dubai

The family of Jamshid Sharmahd, an opponent of the Islamic Republic of Iran who was abducted by Iranian intelligence agencies, said that his cell phone data showed that the Iranian government had abducted him in Dubai, and that Sharmahd appears to have been Iran has been taken. Germany, through its embassy in Tehran, has requested that the country be granted consular access in the Sharmahd case.

Jamshid Sharmahd - Photo from Twitter

The family of Jamshid Sharmahd, a member of one of the Iranian government's opposition groups arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence, announced on Tuesday, August 5, that the Iranian government had abducted Sharmahd in Dubai.

Data related to the location of Sharmahd's cell phone appear to confirm his abduction outside Iran. Sharmahd's family members told the Associated Press that the trace of his cell phone indicated that Sharmahd had been taken to Oman before being transferred to Iran.

The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence has not released details on how Sharmahd was arrested, but has only denied that he was arrested in Tajikistan. The ministry declined to comment to the Associated Press.

The Islamic Republic has accused 65-year-old Jamshid Sharmahd, a resident of Glendora, California, of directing the explosion of the "Seyyed al-Shohada Hosseiniyah" in Shiraz, which took place in April 2008. The blast killed 14 people and injured about 200 others. Iranian security forces have also accused Sharmahd of conspiracy through the "Royal Society of Iran" and the "Thunder Group". The Thunder group is part of the "Royal Society of Iran" and its members believe in armed struggle.

Sharmahd's family, however, insists that he acted only as the group's spokesman and had no connection to any attacks in Iran. Jamshid Sharmahd had previously been the target of a failed assassination attempt on American soil in 2009/88.

Rejection of Sharmahd mobile phone in UAE and Oman

Shayan Sharmahd said his father had traveled to Dubai to go to India to do business with his software company, and hoped to fly to India despite the Corona epidemic disrupting the flight schedule.

According to Sharmahd's family, his last call was on July 28, after which Sharmahd did not respond to their calls and messages. The location of his mobile phone indicates that he was at the Premier Inn Dubai International Airport Hotel on the above date.

However, it is not clear how he was abducted. According to one of the hotel staff, Sharmahd settled with the hotel on August 29 / July 29 and left the hotel. The rejection of his cell phone indicates that on this day the carrier went to the south of Dubai and the city of Al-Ain, crossed the border and spent the night near an Islamic school in the border town of Al-Borouimi. The next day (July 30), his cell phone was taken to the port city of Sahar in Oman, where his cell phone signaling was stopped.

Two days later, on Saturday, August 1, Iran announced that Sharmahd had been arrested in a "complex operation" and that intelligence agencies had released a picture of him blindfolded. RFE / RL broadcast an interview with him that bears a striking resemblance to the confessions that have been repeatedly broadcast on television over the past decade, all of which have been subjected to pressure and sometimes torture.

Germany demands consular access

According to Shayan Sharmahd, Jamshid Sharmahd is suffering from Parkinson's disease, diabetes and heart problems and needs medical attention. Shayan Sharmahd has expressed concern about his condition and said his father's life is in danger.

The rest of those accused of involvement in the 1987 bombing of the Shiraz Hosseiniyah have already been convicted and executed, despite the fact that Iran has not announced Sharmahd's exact charges.

Jamshid Sharmahd is a German citizen. His family says they have contacted the German government (his government) and the US government (where he lives). "We welcome the help of any democracy and freedom," his son said.

"There is a human rights violation and it is not easy to arrest a person in a third country and bring him back to his country."

The German embassy in Tehran has asked Islamic Republic officials to grant consular access to the embassy to investigate how Sharmahd was arrested. However, the Islamic Republic does not consider itself accountable because it considers dual nationals to be citizens of Iran in the first place, and often refuses to provide information.

The State Department, which had previously mistakenly declared Sharmahd a US citizen, confirmed his arrest, saying: "Iran has a long history of arresting Iranians and other nationals on false charges."

Western officials say Iran is conducting intelligence operations in Dubai. A city that has accommodated tens of thousands of Iranians. Iran was charged in 2013 with abducting and killing Abbas Yazdan, a British-Iranian businessman in Dubai, but Tehran claimed no role in the case. The United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Republic have recently sought to reduce tensions caused by US pressure on Iran. In the last official meeting between the officials of the two countries, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE, and Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, spoke on Sunday via video conference.