Baquer Namazi, an elderly American incorrectly imprisoned in Iranare leaving the country for surgery in the United Arab Emirates His family said in a statement on Wednesday.
Namazi, 85, has been detained in Iran for more than six years and is traveling to the Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi to remove a severe blockage of his internal carotid artery (ICA), which left him.(Baquer Namazi leaves Iran after six years) The risk is high to be a stroke of such an order. He will transit through Oman on his way to Abu Dhabi.
“It’s impossible to say and adequately describe how I feel. I am so grateful that shortly after. I will be able to embrace my father again very soon,” Baakr Namasi, the son of Baker Namazi, said in a statement. “In the past few years I think today will not happen. It is impossible to thank everyone who helped make this happen.”
IRNA posted a video that allegedly shows Namazi boarding a plane with a man dressed in traditional Omani clothing. In the video, Namazi is struggling to climb a flight of stairs.
Namazi, who has been detained by Iran for six years, is facing health problems and developing additional medical problems during detention. Perseus Strategies Law Firm, which represents the family stated in a statement last month.
“Today is a good day for the Namazi family, but the event is not over yet. Now we want the US And Iran acted quickly to reach an agreement to eventually bring all the American hostages home,” said Jared Genzer, managing director of Perseus Strategies and family attorney. said in a statement
The Namazi government was lured to Iran under false premise that he would be able to see his son Siamak, who was detained there at the time. Namazi was immediately detained in February 2016.Baquer Namazi leaves Iran after six years
Siamak Namazi was barred from leaving Iran after visiting in July 2015. He underwent several months of interrogation before being arrested in October 2015.
This story has been updated with more information.