Jailed French drone tourist ‘faces spying charges’ in Iran
Briere was arrested 10 months ago after flying a helicam in the desert near the Turkmenistan-Iran border
15 March 2021 - 16:54
Dubai — A French tourist arrested in Iran 10 months ago, Benjamin Briere, faces charges of “spying and propaganda against the system”, one of his lawyers said on Monday.
He gave the new details of the case at a time of heightened tension between Tehran and the West, as the US and European parties to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal — including France — try to restore the pact abandoned in 2018 by then-US president Donald Trump...
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