TEHRAN Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday to discuss the prospective release of Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, an Iranian engineer currently imprisoned in Italy, according to a report by ANSA news agency.According to ANSA, the conference focused on the scenarios surrounding Abedini Najafabadis detention and the possibility of his release.
The Prime Ministers workplace also validated that the conversations were aimed at evaluating legal choices and diplomatic opportunities that might assist in Abedini Najafabadis go back to his home country.Abedini Najafabadi, an Iranian engineer and entrepreneur, has actually been imprisoned in Italy for 3 weeks on baseless charges put forth by Washington.
His jail time reflects a pattern of the United States utilizing Iranian nationals for political leverage.United States hostage-takingOn December 16, Abedini Najafabadi was jailed at Malpensa Airport by Italian authorities after getting here from Istanbul.
His arrest happened upon United States order, which implicated him of involvement in a 2024 drone attack Iraqs Resistance forces performed against an unlawful American base in West Asia.Abedini Najafabadi has denied all charges, and officials in Tehran have condemned his detention as politically encouraged.
Iran's foreign ministry has summoned the Italian and Swiss ambassadors, caution of potential damage to bilateral relations due to Italys positioning with provocative United States policies.Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei has actually described the detention as a type of hostage-taking, stressing that the accusations include circumventing unilateral United States sanctions.
He argued that producing legal premises to detain Iranian residents is prohibited and an offense of human rights.Abedini Najafabadi established the Iranian business Sanat Danesh Rahpooyan Aflak (SDRA) in 2011, specializing in precision measurement equipment, consisting of navigation systems.
In 2019, he developed Illumove SA in Switzerland, which focuses on fusion-based navigation solutions.Illumove SA, running under Swiss governmental oversight, is completely transparent, with its operations openly accessible.
The United States states Abedini Najafabadi is accountable for the drone attacks due to the fact that his business items allegedly comprised some parts of the weapon released versus the American base in West Asia.Case of Abedini and released Italian reporter separatedItalys Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Wednesday that Tehran had actually desired the case of Cecilia Sala, the Italian reporter launched by Iran after being arrested in the West Asian country last month, separated from that of Mohammed Adedini Najafabadi.
The Iranians themselves separated the two (cases), Tajani told Rai television when inquired about the possible effect of the meeting in Florida at the weekend in between Premier Giorgia Meloni and United States President-elect Donald Trump.
In the meantime, lets delight in the return of Cecilia Sala, a great journalist, to Italy, he added.Sala was jailed after breaching a number of Iranian laws.
Her infractions have actually not been divulged to the general public.
She returned to Italy after diplomatic efforts occurred, the Italian prime minister revealed on X.