Iranian Delegation in Philippines to Probe into Death of National
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A fact-finding mission from Iran is in the Philippines to investigate the suspicious death of an Iranian national, Parviz Khaki, who died in the Southeast Asian state in August after being kept in custody for 27 months at the US request.
The delegation, which is headed by Director-General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Department for Iranian Expatriates' Affairs Seyed Kazem Sajjadi, has met with Philippine deputy foreign minister and other relevant authorities to discuss the Iranian citizen's case.
The mission has also visited the hospital and detention center in which the Iranian national had been kept.
According to the authorities, the arrangements for the transfer of his body to Iran has been made and the result of the investigations will be announced soon.
Khaki, 47, died on August 18 while in custody in the Philippines. He was held in detention for 27 months following a US federal indictment in March 2012, alleging that he had attempted to export US-origin materials “with nuclear applications”.
The deceased, who Manila said had died of heart attack, had been remaining in Philippine custody while the US intended to seek his extradition to stand trial in the District of Columbia.
