TEHRAN: Iran stated on Tuesday that French nationwide Cecil Kohler and his associate Jacques Paris, who’ve been imprisoned since 2022, are in “good well being”, following current claims that the scenario is deteriorating. denied.
Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir informed reporters in Tehran, citing an official report, “The two…are in good well being, so any allegations of poor well being are denied.” Ta.
Kohler and his associate have been imprisoned in Iran since May 2022 on prices of espionage, which is punishable by demise within the Islamic Republic.
In October 2022, Iranian state tv broadcast what it stated was a “confession to espionage” by two French detainees.
The French authorities condemned the printed of the alleged confession as “shameful, repugnant and unacceptable” and described the 2 males as “hostages of the state”.
Last month, dozens of individuals held demonstrations in Paris to denounce the couple’s “alarming” bodily and psychological situation, as described by Kohler’s sister Noémie Kohler.
Earlier, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault met with the households of French nationals held in Iran and stated the federal government was calling for his or her rapid launch.
Another Frenchman, Olivier, recognized solely by his first identify, has been detained since October 2022. French authorities haven’t launched particulars of his case.
They are amongst European passport holders detained in Iran, a few of whom are twin nationals. Iran doesn’t acknowledge twin citizenship.
On October 28, Iran executed Jamshid Sharmahad, a 69-year-old German-Iranian who was sentenced to demise in February 2023 on the capital offense of “corruption on earth.”
Iran says French couple imprisoned since 2022 are in good well being
