July 6 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Government of the United Kingdom has informed this Thursday of the imposition of a new package of sanctions against thirteen individuals and entities related to the “violation of Human Rights” in Iran and has announced that it is preparing new legislation that will allow the extension of the sanctions regime against Tehran to “punish its leadership” for its “hostile actions”.
The authorities have indicated in a statement that among the new sanctions are prison chiefs, whom London accuses of “supervising torture and inhuman treatment”, organizations accused of collecting personal information from opponents and individuals accused of “exercising acts of repression against Iranian women through the Islamic dress code”.
In addition, the Supreme Council for the Cultural Revolution of Iran, which sets policies on education and culture, such as the use of the hijab, and the Cyber Defense Command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, accused, will also be subject to these sanctions. to intercept emails and monitor the content of dissident voices’ web pages.
Foreign Minister James Cleverly has lamented that the “Iranian regime is oppressing its own people” and has warned that the country “threatens to kill and kidnap on British soil.”
Thus, he has expressed that the United Kingdom sends a “clear message to the regime that it will not tolerate this evil behavior and that those responsible will be brought to justice.” “Our new sanctions regime will help ensure that there is no safe place for those who want to harm us,” she said.
The UK authorities have warned that Iran has implemented measures to “kill or kidnap individuals perceived as enemies of the regime outside of Iran, including the UK” and have qualified that since early 2022, the UK has responded to a fifteen threats of this type.
In these cases, the Government points out, “the regime has publicly urged the killing or kidnapping of individuals, and even harassing their families in Iran.” “British Intelligence has expanded its relations with criminal groups that are in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe to expand their networks,” the text collects.
“The UK will not tolerate these threats. That is why we have announced the intention to create a new sanctions regime that will give the UK greater powers to deal with those who make these types of decisions in Iran,” he said.
