Iranian-British dual national sentenced to be hanged for spying for UK intelligence once held top roles in Tehran's defence and security establishments
Akbari was found guilty of"corruption on earth and for harming the country's internal and external security by passing on intelligence," the judiciary's Mizan Online news agency reported.
Akbari had also been an "advisor to the commander of the navy" as well as "heading a division at the defence ministry's research centre", it added. In February 2019, the official government newspaper Iran published an interview with Akbari, whom it identified as a "former deputy defence minister" during the 1997-2005 presidency of Mohammad Khatami.
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