Embassy employee in Iran charged (From Your Local Guardian)
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Embassy employee in Iran charged
12:47pm Saturday 4th July 2009 in
The lawyer of a detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran said his client had been charged with "acting against national security".
Lawyer Abdolsamad Khorramshahi said his client was being held in Evin prison and would in all likelihood stand trial soon.
The lawyer identified his client as Hossein Rassam, the embassy's chief political analyst, and said he had not yet been able to meet him or see the text of the indictment.
In June Iran arrested nine local members of the British embassy staff, saying they were involved in post-election unrest.
Iranian news agencies said all but one had since been released.
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Employee of British Embassy in Iran has been charged, his lawyer has confirmed.
Employee of British Embassy in Iran has been charged, his lawyer has confirmed.
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