{"id":9945,"date":"2011-02-22T08:45:28","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T08:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-protests\/9945-another-regime-diplomat-quits-post"},"modified":"2023-01-13T20:10:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T19:10:52","slug":"another-regime-diplomat-quits-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/another-regime-diplomat-quits-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Another regime diplomat quits post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"maleki\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-30702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2007\/04\/maleki.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"margin: 5px;float: left\" width=\"185\" height=\"176\" \/>NCRI &#8211; An Iranian regime diplomat has defected from his post in Italy and is seeking political asylum in France, according to the Associated Press on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>As an attempt to downplay the defection and prevent similar moves in the future, the faltering regime claimed in its press reports that he had merely \u201ctransferred his post.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A state-run news agency Raja News said on Monday that Ahmad Maleki, the first secretary of the regime\u2019s consulate in Milan, has \u201ctransferred his post\u201d but admitted grudgingly hat he is seeking \u201cpolitical refugee status from France.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; An Iranian regime diplomat has defected from his post in Italy and is seeking political asylum in France, according to the Associated Press on Sunday. 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