The sons of a Canadian-Iranian professor who died in a Tehran prison last month have arrived back in Canada, a day after the federal foreign affairs minister expressed her "outrage'' that their mother was prevented from leaving Iran.
Ramin and Mehran Seyed-Emami touched down at Vancouver International Airport at 11:30 a.m. PT. Their mother, Maryam Mombeini, was temporarily detained by Iranian authorities while trying to board the flight.
All three members of the family are dual citizens of Iran and Canada, and previously lived in Toronto and Vancouver.
Authorities in Tehran said their father and husband, Kavous Seyed-Emami, who was 63, committed suicide while in Iran's notorious Evin prison — just two weeks after being arrested on suspicion of espionage and spying.
Kavous Seyed-Emami, right, is seen in this undated photo with his son, Mehran, and wife, Maryam. Authorities in Tehran say Seyed-Emami, who was 63, committed suicide while in Iran's notorious Evin prison. (Family photo)
Family and friends do not believe he took his own life. The family's request for an autopsy was denied by Iranian authorities.
One of his sons, Ramin Seyed-Emami, said his family was being harassed by the Iranian authorities.
"We just wanted to get out of the country as soon as we could.... We couldn't take it anymore," he said.
Minister Chrystia Freeland tweeted Wednesday evening that she is demanding that Maryam Mombeini "be given the freedom to return home'' to Canada.
With files from Laura Lynch, Briar Stewart and The Canadian Press
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