Iran to charge detained U.S. man with threatening country’s national security

Foreign Desk ^ | 8/17/2016 | Lisa Daftari

[Signalman]

Iran is preparing to indict a detained U.S. man, accusing him of acting against the country’s national security interests, a source familiar with the case has told The Foreign Desk.

Gholamreza Shahini, 46, known to his friends as Robin, has come under the government's radar for allegedly participating in the Green Revolution of 2009 against the government and collaborating on a TV interview with the US’ State Department-backed Voice of America, according to the indictment set to be unveiled at a Revolutionary Court.

Shahini will also face a blasphemy charge for ‘insulting the revered’ on a Facebook page.

Shahini kept an active Facebook profile in Farsi and has been a vocal critic of the country’s deplorable human rights record. The page was deleted within days of his disappearance.

Lawyers acting on his behalf say they have not been yet been given access to the evidence against him.

The indictment would represent the first known charges against a U.S. citizen since the release of four Americans by Iran in January.

[Signalman]

This is what happens when you pay a criminal state ransom.

[disndat]

$400 million is chump change.

[mfish13]

Bring out the buck$$$$

[blackdog]

"Warm up the unmarked jet and open up the vaults, we have a coincidental but unrelated payment due to Tehran"

-BHO

[Michael.SF.]

But, but,but they told us it was not ransom.

[Red Badger]

Obozo better cough up another $100M from his stash........

[ExTexasRedhead]

Obama will open the US treasury again.

[Mark17]

But, but,but they told us it was not ransom.

They lied. You know that old saying, why tell the truth, when a lie will do? 😃😆😄

[lacrew]

That was fast - mullahs must be worried HRC won’t be there to pay ransoms.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Obastard will come up with another few hundred million in various currencies to pay his ransom.

[morphing libertarian]

http://thefederalist-gary.blogspot.com/2013/02/robert-goodloe-harper-millions-for.html

[KarlInOhio]

Would it just be easier for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to move one of their presses to Tehran?

[Jack Hammer]

Maybe our heroic president will give them another 400 million.

[blackdog]

The Bowe Bergdahl deal was a green-light around the world of Islam, that America was open for business in hostage deals.

[Moltke]

Why did he go back to Iran? Getting a US passport does not make one invincible.