Canada's foreign minister has called on Iran to grant clemency to a Canadian-Iranian sentenced to death for espionage.
In a statement, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Canada was "gravely concerned" that the execution of Hamid Ghassemi-Shall, 42, may be imminent.
Ghassemi-Shall was detained in Iran and sentenced to death for espionage in 2009.
His supporters say he had traveled to Iran to visit his mother.
Ghassemi-Shall immigrated to Canada following the Islamic Revolution of 1979, but Iran does not recognize his dual citizenship.
He is being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.
In a statement, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Canada was "gravely concerned" that the execution of Hamid Ghassemi-Shall, 42, may be imminent.
Ghassemi-Shall was detained in Iran and sentenced to death for espionage in 2009.
His supporters say he had traveled to Iran to visit his mother.
Ghassemi-Shall immigrated to Canada following the Islamic Revolution of 1979, but Iran does not recognize his dual citizenship.
He is being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.
