Iran rights advocate spy sentence unlawful: Defense team
One of Sotoudeh’s attorneys said her imprisonment was unlawful, since she was entitled to remain free on bail pending an appeal. (File photo: AFP)/ Lawyers for Iran’s award-winning human rights advocate Nasrin Sotoudeh said Wednesday that her five-year sentence on spying charges was unlawful as she was never charged or given the chance to appear in court. and told she had already been found guilty “in absentia” on spying charges by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. One of her lawyers, Payam Derafshan, told AFP the trial took place some time ...
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