British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Saturday denounced the arrest of the U.K. ambassador to Iran as a “flagrant violation of international law.”
The ambassador, Rob Macaire, said he was detained for half an hour on Saturday evening after attending a vigil in Tehran for those who died in the downing of an Ukraine International Airlines flight, for which Iran has taken responsibility.
The vigil turned into a protest, prompting the ambassador to leave. Macaire was arrested on his way back to the embassy.
Raab said the ambassador had been arrested “without grounds or explanation,” adding: “The Iranian government is at a cross-roads …read more
Source:: European Voice
