Shafaq News – Paris/Tehran
On Thursday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot vowedthat any move to reimpose international sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program will be tied to the release of two French citizens detained in Tehran.
“The release of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris is anabsolute priority for us,” Barrot stated, revealing that a French diplomat hasvisited Kohler and Paris in an Iranian prison after weeks without contactfollowing an Israeli strike near Evin prison.
Kohler, 40, and her partner, Jacques Paris, now in hisseventies, were arrested in May 2022 on the final day of their visit to Iran.They have since been accused of espionage for Israel’s Mossad, conspiracy tooverthrow the regime, and “corruption on earth”—a serious charge under Iranianlaw.
Kohler’s sister confirmed that the couple appeared before ajudge who upheld the three charges.
In May, France brought a case against Iran before theInternational Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Tehran of violating consularrights in the detention of both French nationals.
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