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Iran reacts to Saudi's claim on Amiri
Tehran, Dec 10, IRNA – An informed diplomat at Iran's Foreign Ministry here Wednesday night reacted to claims made by a Saudi Foreign Ministry official on the missing scientist Shahram Amiri.
According to IRNA Political Desk reporter, the Saudi official had claimed that his affiliated ministry’s questions from the Supreme Leader’s Offices in Mecca and Medina and the IRI representative offices in Saudi Arabia regarding Amiri have been left unanswered.
Reacting to that comment, the Iranian diplomat said: “The truth of the matter portrays quite a different image before our eyes.”
He added, “There have been many negotiations and meetings with Saudi officials about the matter so far, as well as the numerous notes exchanged and a representative from the Embassy of Iran in Riyadh has been appointed to pursue the matter.
“Unfortunately the Saudi officials have tried to keep the matter amid an air of full ambiguity, while this approach contradicts the consular and legal responsibilities of that country,” the informed diplomat said.
Iran's official reiterated, “We have reliable information leading us to firmly believe that Amiri has been kidnapped by US government agents in Saudi Arabia and thus in accordance with related international conventions both governments are responsible for the criminal act.”
The US and Saudi Arabian security services have, in a joint move, kidnapped Shahram Amiri who had entered Saudi Arabia in May, 2009, to perform his Minor Hajj rituals.
Amiri was thus kidnapped while he was in Saudi Arabia.
His wife said in an interview with IRNA that he is only a researcher with no official position in the government.
She added that her husband had only carried out some research works in Physics which was his course of study while he was an M.S. student at Tehran University’s Faculty of Sciences and Technology.
During the era of the former US President George W. Bush, US systematic state-kidnapping jointly with Israeli security services had become a routine practice.
Many disclosed documents indicate that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have always been engaged, as one of their key activities, in the kidnappings of US opponents, especially those from countries at odds with Washington’s foreign diplomacy.
The CIA has a massive network of spies; logistic facilities and even secret prisons inside and outside the US soil at the service of US officials’ arrogant ambitions against whoever they might regard as opponents.
A portion of the documents related to the CIA activities and its mediaeval ways of torture were disclosed during the dark Bush era.
US President Barack Obama had promised during his presidential campaign that he would put an end to the US cases of state-kidnapping which he admitted was carried out by the country’s security services during the former administration’s tenure.
However, Obama’s honesty in making this claim has obviously not been proved.
According to the diplomatic rights foreseen in every international convention, including that of the Vienna Convention on Consular Rights as well as the Geneva and other independent consular conventions, and also according to the international diplomatic consular norms, nationals of no country should be arrested illegally or out of legal processes and every member of the international community is obliged to observe and respect these laws.
The long list of persons kidnapped by US agents from various countries including 11 Iranian nationals, Shahram Amiri in particular, who are kept in the US official or secret prisons within or out of the country’s territorial jurisdiction.
Amiri’s kidnapping has been definitely confirmed by Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mihman-Parast, who has indicated that Washington is still, like the past, not committed to the international consular laws and regulations.
As kidnapping, torture and violence are the theorized principles of the US government, the White House leaders have to be summoned by the international justice bodies to stand for trial and to be punished for their crimes.
Based on international conventions, judicial bodies of all countries are entitled the right to arrest and punish every US official at every corner of the world if they are found involved or suspected of being involved in Washington’s state kidnapping, transferring of the kidnapped persons or jailing and torturing them.
Washington would be the “real loser” of such judicial acts as it is involved in a high number and wide cases of kidnapping foreign nationals.
The US will not likely be able to afford the material and spiritual costs of such losses and is unlikely to be able to tolerate such acts’ consequences.
It has been a long time that the US role in kidnapping persons and illegally torturing the prisoners has become clear for the world public opinion but what is surprising, among other things, is that Saudi Arabia has become an accomplice to the US in its move to arrest a “pilgrim of God’s House” and surrender him to US officials for being jailed and tortured.
If it is proved that senior officials of Saudi Arabia have helped the US in the Amiri’s case and his transfer to that country, then this will put under question the qualification of the highest Saudi officials for being called “Servants of the Holy Shrines” (Mecca and Medina) and this can even lead to stripping them of the title.
Based on the Holy Quran and other religious rules and traditions, all rulers of Saudi Arabia in all times are obliged to provide facilities for all pilgrims of the God’s House to carry out their Hajj rituals in full security.
Therefore, the Saudi government is similarly obliged to respect the religious laws and guarantee the security of the pilgrims.
As for Amiri’s case, the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran has so far, twice confirmed by sending official letters to Iran’s Foreign Ministry that the Iranian national had entered the Saudi territory this year.
In addition, his name is among the names in the lists of pilgrims who were sent to Saudi Arabia for Minor Hajj rituals. His name was also in the list of passengers of a flight which landed in Saudi Arabia.
Based on all evidences, Amiri had entered Jeddah Airport on May 31, 2009 and then headed for Medina from where he phoned his family for three consecutive days. He has not contacted his family since June 3, 2009, though.
Therefore, there is no doubt that Amiri has entered Saudi Arabia. His departure from Iran and entry to Saudi Arabia were both completely legal and normal so based on the consular laws, the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry is officially accountable for Amiri’s fate.
As it was said by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, “Tehran holds Riyadh and Washington responsible for the safety and immediate return of its national home.”/end
According to IRNA Political Desk reporter, the Saudi official had claimed that his affiliated ministry’s questions from the Supreme Leader’s Offices in Mecca and Medina and the IRI representative offices in Saudi Arabia regarding Amiri have been left unanswered.
Reacting to that comment, the Iranian diplomat said: “The truth of the matter portrays quite a different image before our eyes.”
He added, “There have been many negotiations and meetings with Saudi officials about the matter so far, as well as the numerous notes exchanged and a representative from the Embassy of Iran in Riyadh has been appointed to pursue the matter.
“Unfortunately the Saudi officials have tried to keep the matter amid an air of full ambiguity, while this approach contradicts the consular and legal responsibilities of that country,” the informed diplomat said.
Iran's official reiterated, “We have reliable information leading us to firmly believe that Amiri has been kidnapped by US government agents in Saudi Arabia and thus in accordance with related international conventions both governments are responsible for the criminal act.”
The US and Saudi Arabian security services have, in a joint move, kidnapped Shahram Amiri who had entered Saudi Arabia in May, 2009, to perform his Minor Hajj rituals.
Amiri was thus kidnapped while he was in Saudi Arabia.
His wife said in an interview with IRNA that he is only a researcher with no official position in the government.
She added that her husband had only carried out some research works in Physics which was his course of study while he was an M.S. student at Tehran University’s Faculty of Sciences and Technology.
During the era of the former US President George W. Bush, US systematic state-kidnapping jointly with Israeli security services had become a routine practice.
Many disclosed documents indicate that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have always been engaged, as one of their key activities, in the kidnappings of US opponents, especially those from countries at odds with Washington’s foreign diplomacy.
The CIA has a massive network of spies; logistic facilities and even secret prisons inside and outside the US soil at the service of US officials’ arrogant ambitions against whoever they might regard as opponents.
A portion of the documents related to the CIA activities and its mediaeval ways of torture were disclosed during the dark Bush era.
US President Barack Obama had promised during his presidential campaign that he would put an end to the US cases of state-kidnapping which he admitted was carried out by the country’s security services during the former administration’s tenure.
However, Obama’s honesty in making this claim has obviously not been proved.
According to the diplomatic rights foreseen in every international convention, including that of the Vienna Convention on Consular Rights as well as the Geneva and other independent consular conventions, and also according to the international diplomatic consular norms, nationals of no country should be arrested illegally or out of legal processes and every member of the international community is obliged to observe and respect these laws.
The long list of persons kidnapped by US agents from various countries including 11 Iranian nationals, Shahram Amiri in particular, who are kept in the US official or secret prisons within or out of the country’s territorial jurisdiction.
Amiri’s kidnapping has been definitely confirmed by Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mihman-Parast, who has indicated that Washington is still, like the past, not committed to the international consular laws and regulations.
As kidnapping, torture and violence are the theorized principles of the US government, the White House leaders have to be summoned by the international justice bodies to stand for trial and to be punished for their crimes.
Based on international conventions, judicial bodies of all countries are entitled the right to arrest and punish every US official at every corner of the world if they are found involved or suspected of being involved in Washington’s state kidnapping, transferring of the kidnapped persons or jailing and torturing them.
Washington would be the “real loser” of such judicial acts as it is involved in a high number and wide cases of kidnapping foreign nationals.
The US will not likely be able to afford the material and spiritual costs of such losses and is unlikely to be able to tolerate such acts’ consequences.
It has been a long time that the US role in kidnapping persons and illegally torturing the prisoners has become clear for the world public opinion but what is surprising, among other things, is that Saudi Arabia has become an accomplice to the US in its move to arrest a “pilgrim of God’s House” and surrender him to US officials for being jailed and tortured.
If it is proved that senior officials of Saudi Arabia have helped the US in the Amiri’s case and his transfer to that country, then this will put under question the qualification of the highest Saudi officials for being called “Servants of the Holy Shrines” (Mecca and Medina) and this can even lead to stripping them of the title.
Based on the Holy Quran and other religious rules and traditions, all rulers of Saudi Arabia in all times are obliged to provide facilities for all pilgrims of the God’s House to carry out their Hajj rituals in full security.
Therefore, the Saudi government is similarly obliged to respect the religious laws and guarantee the security of the pilgrims.
As for Amiri’s case, the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran has so far, twice confirmed by sending official letters to Iran’s Foreign Ministry that the Iranian national had entered the Saudi territory this year.
In addition, his name is among the names in the lists of pilgrims who were sent to Saudi Arabia for Minor Hajj rituals. His name was also in the list of passengers of a flight which landed in Saudi Arabia.
Based on all evidences, Amiri had entered Jeddah Airport on May 31, 2009 and then headed for Medina from where he phoned his family for three consecutive days. He has not contacted his family since June 3, 2009, though.
Therefore, there is no doubt that Amiri has entered Saudi Arabia. His departure from Iran and entry to Saudi Arabia were both completely legal and normal so based on the consular laws, the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry is officially accountable for Amiri’s fate.
As it was said by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, “Tehran holds Riyadh and Washington responsible for the safety and immediate return of its national home.”/end
