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Posted on 11/30/2003 10:55:17 AM PST by nuconvert
Ex-hostage Taker and Khatami Adviser Gets Five More Years Jail
October 08, 2003 Reuters/MSNBC News
TEHRAN -- Iran's hardline judiciary added five years to the jail sentence of dissident journalist Abbas Abdi for possession of secret documents, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
''Abdi was given five more years in prison in connection with that part of his file related to keeping secret documents,'' his lawyer Saleh Nikbakht told Reuters without giving further details.
Abdi received a four-and-a-half year jail term in April after publishing a survey which said three-quarters of Iranians favoured a resumption of talks with Washington.
Judges said Abdi and another man had been guilty of ''collaboration with foreign governments'' and ''propaganda against the Islamic Republic.''
Abdi's lawyer said he would appeal against the latest ruling within the next 20 days.
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