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Tehran: An Iranian appeals court has upheld jail sentences of up to 10 years against eight environmentalists convicted of spying, conspiring with Washington and damaging national security, the judiciary said on Tuesday.
“The appeals court endorsed and finalised the sentences of the suspects in the so-called environmentalists’ case, as we believe it to be a case of acting against national security,” judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said.
The eight were handed sentences of four to 10 years, with Morad Tahbaz and Niloufar Bayani receiving the maximum for “conspiring with America as a hostile government”, Esmaili said. (AFP)
“The appeals court endorsed and finalised the sentences of the suspects in the so-called environmentalists’ case, as we believe it to be a case of acting against national security,” judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said.
The eight were handed sentences of four to 10 years, with Morad Tahbaz and Niloufar Bayani receiving the maximum for “conspiring with America as a hostile government”, Esmaili said. (AFP)
