TEHRAN, YJC. It was less than a month ago when the careless driving of a Saudi Arabian lead to the death of an Iranian citizen.
Mahdi Davatgari is a lawmaker and member of the National
Security Council of the Majlis. During the Nowruz holiday he has been actively following
the case of the accident where an Iranian lost his life to a drunk Saudi
Arabian diplomat.
"In the on-scene investigations five bottles of Vodka were
found in the political vehicle [the diplomat’s]. One of them was broken by the
hit, one empty, and three still not opened.” Davatgari said.
The lawmaker added that a few hours after the accident the Saudi
Arabian diplomat was put to alcohol test and the tests showed a 2.87 percent
alcohol in his blood.
The National Security Council member added "The driver of
the political vehicle is 29 years old. His name is Yaser bin Muhammad Ali Yami
from the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Iran. He was graduated in Political Sciences
in Saudi Arabia. He arrived in Iran last January and has been working as
employee in the Consular section of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran.”
He considered the diplomat’s driving downtown before sunrise
as problematic, as the embassy employees start work at 9 in the morning. "It
raises some concern the fact that the above mentioned was driving at 5:46 A.m.
on the East-West side of Artesh Blvd. Also the fact that 2.87 percent alcohol
was found in his blood indicates that he was back from a night party.”
Davatgari added "The diplomat has been hospitalized in
Tehran due to drinking before. Once his health was so bad that he was transferred
to Saudi Arabia with special charter.”