Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned statements by French President Emmanuel Macron, who expressed solidarity with protesters angry over the death of Mahsa Amini.
Emmanuel Macron’s comments are “interference” and served to encourage “violent people and criminals”, ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a statement.
Macron says he is “next to” the protesters
Questioned this Wednesday during a program broadcast on France 2, the French head of state had expressed his “admiration” for the “women” and “young people” who have demonstrated since the death on September 16 of this 22-year-old Iranian Kurd. , three days after his arrest by the morality police in Tehran.
“We are on the side of those who fight for these values,” he insisted, assuring “defend” and “support” what “is happening in Iran.”
“Very clearly, France condemns the repression carried out today by the Iranian regime,” he said.
A “blatant hypocrisy”, according to Iran
Nasser Kanani said it was “surprising” that France condemned Iranian security forces who had to deal with “violent people and rioters” as he threatened to use force in response to “employee strikes in the oil and gas sector.” gas” in France.
“It is a blatant hypocrisy that demonstrates once again that human rights, in the dictionary of many pretentious Western governments, are nothing more than a toy and a tool to achieve political ends and interfere in the affairs of other countries,” he continued.
The death in Iran of Mahsa Amini sparked the biggest wave of protests since 2019 over rising gasoline prices in the oil-rich country. More than 100 people were killed there and hundreds arrested, according to NGOs.
Source: BFM TV
