Iranian diplomat has disclosed “nuclear secrets”
The arrested in Iran former representative of the country at negotiations under the nuclear program will be accused of espionage.
As the public prosecutor of Teheran has confirmed on Saturday, Hossein Musavian has been arrested on Monday. Investigation against former official in Iran’s National Security Council is being conducted by Iran’s ministry of investigation of and no details of the put forward charges will be disclosed.
Musavian was considered as the moderate conservative and was close to other former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Rafsanjani participated in the last presidential elections of the country - in 2005 - and has lost to Mahmud Ahmadinejad.
Ahmadinejad, who has taken more uncompromising position in reply to the fears of the West connected with the nuclear program of Iran, has replaced many diplomats, and participated in negotiations on this question, including Musavian.
Iran insists that its program of enrichment of uranium is directed on manufacture of the electric power, instead of the nuclear weapon, but there is no full confidence of sincerity of applications of Teheran among the international community. On this basis the EU Security Council has entered the limited sanctions against Iran and has added additional restrictions to them.
Musavian is being kept in Teheran prison Evin, which has bad reputation.
Arrest of Musavian has caused a shock in Iran as this person was never considered as the supporter of reforms or the opponent of Islamic system in the country.
In view of his affinity to the former president and in general to the Iranian establishment, many people consider Musavian’s arrest as an attribute of an aggravation of struggle for authority between Ahmadinejad and more moderate grouping inside of the maximum Islamic clergy.