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Iranian-American facing spying charges arrested as he tried to leave Iran

An Iranian-American facing spying charges in Iran has been arrested as he tried to leave the country. (AFP file photo)
An Iranian-American facing spying charges in Iran has been arrested as he tried to leave the country. (AFP file photo)
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26 Jan 2021 06:01:06 GMT9
26 Jan 2021 06:01:06 GMT9
  • ‘The defendant had been free on bail … and was arrested as he tried to leave the country’

An Iranian-American facing spying charges in Iran has been arrested as he tried to leave the country, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Tuesday.

“The defendant had been free on bail … and was arrested as he tried to leave the country,” Esmaili told a news conference streamed live on a government website. He did not name the defendant.

Reuters 

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