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Iran Jails French Tourist After 'Masquerade' Trial
A court in Iran has sentenced a French tourist to eight years and eight months in prison on charges of espionage and propaganda against the Iranian Islamic system, his Paris-based lawyer said, denouncing the trial as a “masquerade.”
French national still in Iran jail despite acquittal: lawyer
Philippe Valent, Briere's lawyer, said in a statement that an Iranian appeals court had cleared his client of all charges and ordered his release on February 15, but the French national is reportedly still imprisoned "despite his innocence".
Frenchman still in Iran prison despite acquittal: lawyer
French citizen Benjamin Briere is still in an Iranian jail despite his recent acquittal by an appeals court, his lawyer said Thursday. Briere was detained in May 2020, and later sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage.
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