BERLIN, Feb 22 — Germany today said it was expelling two diplomats from the Iranian embassy in Berlin over the death sentence an Iranian court handed down against an Iranian-German national.
"We call on Iran to reverse the death penalty for Jamshid Sharmahd and to make it possible for him to have a fair appeal based on the rule of law," she said. His family say that he was abducted by the Iranian security services while in transit in Dubai and then brought under duress to the Islamic republic.Baerbock had condemned the ruling on Tuesday as"absolutely unacceptable" and promised a"strong reaction" to the decision, resulting in Wednesday's expulsion.
Sharmahd is accused by Iran of leading the Tondar group which aims to topple the Islamic republic and is outlawed as a terrorist organisation by Iran.