France, Oct. 14 -- An Iranian lower court has handedheavy prison sentences to two French citizens charged withspying for France and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agencyreported on Tuesday. The announcement comes a week after Paris and Tehran indicatedprogress in talks to release them.
Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris are the only two remaining French citizens held in Iran and have been detained since 2022 when they were arrested at the end of a tourist trip.
Without specifically naming the defendants, the court sentenced one French citizen to six years in prison for spying on behalf of France, five years in prison on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime against national security, and 20 years of imprisonment for assi...
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