Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian has received an unspecified jail term following his conviction last month on espionage charges, Iranian state TV reported on Sunday. Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, spokesman for Iran’s judicial branch, announced the punishment in an online statement. “In brief, it is a prison sentence,” he said, adding that the verdict is “not finalized.” Also Read: Washington Post Editor Marty Baron Denounces 'Sinister' Conviction of Iranian Bureau Chief Leila Ahsan, lawyer for Rezaian, told the Associated Press she had not been informed of the verdict or the details of the sentence. “I have no information about details of the verdict,...
- 11/22/2015
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
A verdict has been reached in the trial of Washington Post Iran bureau chief Jason Rezaian, Iranian officials announced Sunday. The sentence handed down in the espionage case against the Post’s Iran bureau chief is unknown at this time, the semiofficial Iranian Students’ News Agency said quoting a judiciary spokesman. “This person has been sentenced, but I don’t know the details of the verdict,” judiciary spokesman, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei, said, Isna reported. The ruling may be appealed by Rezaian over the next 20 days. Also Read: Washington Post Files Un Petition for Jason Rezaian's Immediate Release From Iran The paper’s editor,...
- 10/11/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
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