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Iranian Lawmaker Condemns Blatant Violation of Human Rights in Britain
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian legislator condemned the killing of a 29-year-old black man, Mark Duggan, by the Scotland Yard forces, and said suppression of the British protestors is a blatant violation of human rights in the European country.
The killing of the Black man demonstrates that racism is still on Britain's agenda, member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mahmoud Ahmadi Biqash said on Tuesday.
"This is a blatant violation of human rights," he pointed out.
He also called on Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday to summon the British charge d'affaires in Tehran "as soon as possible" to offer explanations about the police shooting of Mark Duggan.
Ahmadi Biqash also reiterated that the Iranian parliament will seriously pursue the issue of shutting down the UK embassy in Tehran if the violent crackdown on British citizens continue.
British Police announced on Tuesday they had arrested more than 200 people in the worst night of unrest so far and more than 450 overall after the British protestors poured to the streets to protest at the killing of a young black citizen by the police.
The unrests started on Saturday night in Tottenham in North London following protests over the fatal shooting of Duggan by the police.
Tottenham is an impoverished area with an ethnically diverse population, a large black community and a history of unrest. Some residents resent police behavior, including the use of stop and search powers, which they say are primarily targeted at black youths.
In the third night, the unrests spread across London and into other parts of the UK, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol.
David Cameron, the British prime minister, will chair an emergency security meeting on Tuesday to discuss the unrests.
Some newspapers have blamed the unrests on racial violence while others have pointed to the economic crisis.
Many have alluded to the threat of future violence at the forthcoming 2012 Olympics due to take place this time next year.
USA Today said it was the worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.
"The spreading disorder was an unwelcome warning of the possibility of violence during London's 2012 Summer Olympics, less than a year away," it said.
The killing of the Black man demonstrates that racism is still on Britain's agenda, member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mahmoud Ahmadi Biqash said on Tuesday.
"This is a blatant violation of human rights," he pointed out.
He also called on Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday to summon the British charge d'affaires in Tehran "as soon as possible" to offer explanations about the police shooting of Mark Duggan.
Ahmadi Biqash also reiterated that the Iranian parliament will seriously pursue the issue of shutting down the UK embassy in Tehran if the violent crackdown on British citizens continue.
British Police announced on Tuesday they had arrested more than 200 people in the worst night of unrest so far and more than 450 overall after the British protestors poured to the streets to protest at the killing of a young black citizen by the police.
The unrests started on Saturday night in Tottenham in North London following protests over the fatal shooting of Duggan by the police.
Tottenham is an impoverished area with an ethnically diverse population, a large black community and a history of unrest. Some residents resent police behavior, including the use of stop and search powers, which they say are primarily targeted at black youths.
In the third night, the unrests spread across London and into other parts of the UK, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol.
David Cameron, the British prime minister, will chair an emergency security meeting on Tuesday to discuss the unrests.
Some newspapers have blamed the unrests on racial violence while others have pointed to the economic crisis.
Many have alluded to the threat of future violence at the forthcoming 2012 Olympics due to take place this time next year.
USA Today said it was the worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.
"The spreading disorder was an unwelcome warning of the possibility of violence during London's 2012 Summer Olympics, less than a year away," it said.
