Generals’ coup 'confession’
I NZPA-Reuter Teheran [ Two former generals, arrested as masterminds of a planned coup, have con-; i fessed that they had direct I links with the exiled former [Prime Minister, Shahpour (Baktiar. the head of the Is- [ lamic Revolutionary Military ■ Court said yesterday. Hojatoleslam Mohammadi; Reyshahri identified the generals as Said Mehdiyun, ai .former Air Force chief, and Ahmad Mohaqeqi, a former! (commander of the gendarmerie. I They would go on trial! I soon, probably behind closed ; I doors, as soon as their inter-; rogation was completed.
V “They have confessed dur--,'ing questioning that they jihad been in direct contact) - with Baktiar and wanted to! t bring Baktiar back to Iran.”) r he said. Mr Baktiar. the former. - Shah’s last prime minister. ■ lives in exile in Paris. I Giving details of the alii leged plot, disclosed in a' • broadcast last Thursday by) ij President Abolhassan Banir Sadr, Hojatoleslam Rey•ishahri said about 10 people -(were killed when the con-! jspiracy was being broken up! j.iand 300 people had been ar-, /rested in various parts of; the country.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19800715.2.73.8
Bibliographic details
Press, 15 July 1980, Page 8
Word Count
178Generals’ coup 'confession’ Press, 15 July 1980, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in