Iran summons American woman to return for spying trial

[sufrommich]

has summonsed an American woman to return to the country and stand trial on 6 February with two other US citizens still in custody and accused of spying after crossing the border from Iraq, a judiciary spokesman said.

They, their families claim, were just travellers out on a hike in northern Iraq's scenic and relatively peaceful Kurdish region when they were arrested on 31 July 2009. The only woman among them, Sarah Shourd, was released on bail in September and returned to the US.

The US government has denied the charges against them and demanded their release. Their lengthy detention has added to tensions between the two nations over issues including Iran's disputed nuclear program.

A revolutionary court in Tehran has summoned Shourd to return and stand trial, said judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi in remarks carried on the state news agency, IRNA
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/31/iran-summons-american-woman-spying-trial


I'll bet she's packing for her trip back to Iran as I type this.

:rofl:

[pinto]

1. May be a shot at using the two still in custody as "hostages" of a sort for her return.

The Iranian court couldn't expect her to comply, or even reply, otherwise. :shrug:

[damntexdem]

2. Yeah, she could just slip across the border any day now.

LOL

And the threat against the two in custody is empty -- because Iran will do what it wants with them no matter what she does.