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- Clotilde Reiss trial - France - Iran - justice
Clotilde Reiss's lawyer 'very confident' of acquittal
Clotilde Reiss’s lawyer is “very confident” the French academic will be acquitted of charges of acting against Iranian national security. Under Iranian law, the court has a week to issue its verdict.
By News Wires (text)
AFP - The lawyer of French academic Clotilde Reiss told AFP on Saturday that he was "very confident" his client would be acquitted of charges of acting against Iranian national security during anti-government protests in June.
"She and I made our last defence submissions," lawyer Mohammad Ali Mahdavi Sabet said after Reiss appeared in court for the third and final hearing in the longrunning case.
"In my closing statement for the defence, I rejected all the accusations against her and said that she has not committed any crime," he added.
"I asked for her acquittal and I am very confident and optimistic about her acquittal.
"This was her last court session. After that Ms Reiss left for the (French) embassy," where she has been staying since being granted bail in August.
"They will tell me the verdict when it is ready. Under Iranian law, the court has a week to issue its verdict," Mahdavi Sabet said.
Reiss was arrested on July 1 shortly before she was due to fly home after a six-month study and teaching visit to the Iranian city of Isfahan.
She was accused of taking photos and emailing material on the protests that erupted after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June, and handing them to a diplomat at the French embassy in Tehran.
France has strongly protested Reiss's innocence on all charges.
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Comments (4)
clotilde reiss
Has she been released? There was talk of a release in February> has this happened?
Iran in Darkness
Iran is in total darkness . there is no information and news reaching Iran.
everythong is filtered.
France 24 can help
do not forget us in Iran
we love you .
Abbas
Iran
I travel to and from Iran regularly. Tere ıs a total black out of ınformatıon and news reachıng to Iranan people. nothıng can come ın or go out. We have be greatful to Sıemens and Nokıa for helpıng Iranıan governement to block all ınformatıon ın and out of Iran.
The only TV whıch ıs stıll possıble to see ın Iran ıs France 24.
please extend your coverage of Iranıan news and ıf possıble have some news ın Farsı for Iranıans.
I belıeve we Europeans should help & support Iranıans .
If we go back 30 years ago. the French. Brıtısh and Amerıcans helped to brıng Khomeını to power. Now Iranıans are tortured, kılled & are deprıved of all basıc human rıghts. So I thınk ıt ıs our oblıgatıon to support them.
Hope France 24 can play a role ın thıs regards
Paul Kuepper
Good evenıng
today I returned from Iran to EU. Thanks to Europeans. all tetelevısıons and radıos from out sıde Iran are Fıltered. all SMS and emaıls are controlled.
only France 24 can be watched. Iranıan on large schale watch france 24 to see ıf there ıs any news from Iran. please support Iranıansç after all we, Europeans should not forget 2 facts. we helpd to depose the old regım ın Iran and brıng Khomeını to power and we European companıes lıoke Sıemens and Nokıa sold equıpment to Iranıan governement to fılter all televısıons and emaıls and control all telephone calls.
are we not ashamed of ourselves .
please hel ıranıans and broadcast news about Iran.
Thıs mornıng leavıng Iran. at the aır port I was forced to delete all pıctures ın my camera ad mobıle before I was allowed to leave Iran. people ın Iran need our help. after all we Europeans brought thıs mısery to Iran.
France 24 as the only source of ınformatıon and new to Iranıans. has the responsıbılıty to stand by Iranıans.
Albert.
As I travel to Iran often. I wıll not dısclose my real name??
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