‘Strategic information’ obtained in French spies case: Iran Judiciary
Iran’s Judiciary spokesman Massoud Setayeshi says Iranian authorities made more arrests in the case of detained French spies and managed to obtain valuable “strategic information” from them.
Speaking at his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Setayeshi said the newly detained individuals are accused of “conspiracy and collusion” to harm national security.
He said the case has different dimensions and is under a thorough, fast-paced investigation.
However, the spokesman did not clarify how many more arrests had been made nor give their nationalities or any other details.
In a video aired on Iran’s Arabic-language television news network al-Alam TV earlier this month, the two French spies arrested in Iran some four months ago admitted to their attempts to provoke anti-government protests and riots with the ultimate goal of putting pressure on the country’s Islamic establishment.
Cécile Kohler, 37, and Jacqeus Paris, 69, traveled to Iran on April 28 as tourists. They were later arrested and charged with espionage activities for Western spy agencies.
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry announced in May that the duo attempted to foment instability and social disorder when some teachers took to the streets in peaceful protests to demand fair wages and better working conditions.
Some photos show that the two were linked with teacher’s unionists including Rasoul Bodaghi.
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