美國記者在伊朗被判間諜罪名成立 監(jiān)禁八年
美國女記者薩貝里的審訊日前在伊朗不公開進行，她被判間諜罪名成立，監(jiān)禁八年。她的律師18日聲言會上訴。美國國務(wù)卿希拉里表示非常失望。
據(jù)香港《大公報》等媒體報道，31歲被告薩貝里生于美國，有日本血統(tǒng)，1998年曾入圍美國小姐決賽前十名。她曾為美國國家公共之聲、?？怂剐侣勁_及英國廣播公司等傳媒機構(gòu)，進行采訪報道工作，在伊朗生活已六年。
薩貝里從一月底以來，一直被關(guān)在德黑蘭埃黑監(jiān)獄。她最初被捕的原因是被指買了一瓶酒。隨后德黑蘭當(dāng)局說，薩貝里在伊朗從事記者工作，但沒有記者證。之后伊朗副總檢察長對她提出嚴(yán)重的新指控，稱其在伊朗從事間諜活動。
美國曾指責(zé)伊朗對薩貝里的指控毫無根據(jù)，她的案件亦引起美國及多個權(quán)益組織關(guān)注。據(jù)悉，薩貝里所獲得的是伊朗法庭向涉及安全罪名的雙重國籍人士判處的最重的刑罰。她被判刑前，美國國務(wù)卿希拉里曾要求釋放她，美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬也向伊朗展開外交攻勢，尋求在兩國斷交近30年后重新向?qū)Ψ绞竞谩?/font>
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Not only coerced, but also deceived. She was deceived to talk; they told her that if she says like this they would free her. And then they didn't free her. Later she found out that it was a, it was a trick.
The US calls the espionage charges baseless and is demanding Saberi's release.
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