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Outcry as Iran sentences French tourist to 8 years in prison for espionage
Another hostage tied up until wanted. [IsraelTimes] Supporters of Benjamin Briere, 36, say he is being used as a pawn for Tehran as it negotiates nuclear pact with La Belle France and other Western powersAn Iranian court has sentenced a French man to eight years in prison on spying charges, his family and his Gay Paree-based lawyer said on Tuesday, arguing that Tehran was using him as a "hostage" in talks with the West. Benjamin Briere, 36, is the only Western detainee known to be currently held in Iran Posted by: trailing wife 2022-01-26 |
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