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Presence of Nazanin Zaghari’s husband outside Iran embassy 'intimidating and insulting': Envoy

Richard Ratcliffe, husband of imprisoned Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari sits outside the Iranian embassy in London on June 17, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Iran’s UK ambassador Hamid Baeidinejad says the presence of the British husband of imprisoned dual British-Iranian citizen, Nazanin Zaghari, outside the embassy has been intimidating.

Richard Ratcliffe, camped outside the embassy and began a protest last weekend to call for the release of her wife, who is serving a five-year term in Iran on espionage charges.

Baeidinejad said the presence of Ratcliffe, who is being visited by a group of other people outside the building, is “intimidating and insulting”.

“His presence is disrupting the work of the embassy and apparently what he has in mind is a campaign of pressure against the embassy.” he added.

Baeidinejad expressed “sympathy with him” saying, “We are sorry about this situation, but this situation has occurred by the wrongdoing of a national lady and she has a verdict of five years in prison.”

He said Ratcliffe was free to go to the embassy and apply for a visa to travel to Iran.

Earlier this week, Baeidinejad rejected claims by Radcliffe that he has been denied a visa to go to Iran to see his wife in prison.


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