British-Iranian man set to be executed was 'tortured for 3,500 hours' to force confession

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45% : Mr Forgani, whose mother is Mr Akbari's sister, fled Iran because of his opposition to the regime and now lives in Luxembourg, where he is studying for a PhD in political sciences.
41% : "He was involved in the Iran-Iraq War, and was one of the negotiators with the UN on Iran," he said.
40% :Earlier on Thursday, Iranian state media outlets released a nine-minute video of Mr Akbari's confession, which Iran has used to claim that he had a hand in the assassination of its chief nuclear scientist.
36% : It came as Mr Akbari's nephew dismissed claims he was a spy, calling on the Government to save him and blaming his arrest on "political games" in Iran.
32% : Iran has repeatedly sought to present his death as being part of a joint conspiracy against the regime by the West and Israel.
29% :Iran frequently arrests dual citizens, including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and jails them over dubious spying charges.

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