Iranian Court Issues Verdict for Washington Post Reporter Rezaian
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Judiciary’s Deputy Chief and Spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei announced that a court in Tehran has sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been charged with espionage in the Islamic Republic.
“The verdict on the case has been issued,” Mohseni Ejei told reporters at a press conference in Tehran on Sunday.
He emphasized that the defendants of the case have a 20-day deadline to file an objection to the verdict and appeal to a higher court, adding that if they do not do so, the ruling, of which he gave no details, will be final.
Rezaian, a 39-year-old correspondent with dual Iran-US citizenships, along with his wife Yeganeh Salehi, was arrested in Tehran on July 22, 2014 on espionage charges.
Two other American citizens who work as freelance photojournalists were also detained along with them at the time. Yeganeh Salehi was released on bail in October 2014.
An indictment later issued by Tehran’s prosecutor general said Rezaian is charged with “espionage by collecting the country’s decisions on the issues of internal and foreign policy, and cooperation with the hostile governments.”
