Posted on 02/19/2011 6:11:35 PM PST by nuconvert
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran freed two German journalists arrested four months ago in connection with a highly publicized stoning case, and Germany's foreign minister went to Tehran on Saturday to bring the reporters home in a rare top-level visit by a Western government representative.
An Iranian court threw out the journalists' 20-month prison sentence Saturday, commuting it to a fine of $50,000 each and clearing the way for their release, state media reported.
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Whatever else Germany might’ve promised aside, a few things are clear so far:
The two German reporters spent 4 months in jail, paid 100K in total, which the Iranians authorities will share among themselves, while a grateful German Foreign Minister kissed the Iranian authorities’ butt & the Iranian State TV reported that the German reporters, after all, “deserved to have their punishment commuted & ENJOY ISLAMIC MERCY”!
I should really congratulate the Iranians!
People who are stupid enough to go to Iran are not worth the ransom money.
The Iranians should pay us to take them back.
Here’s the video of the release.
I think this is different from the two hikers that were being held.
IRI likes to inprison foreigners, so it’s hard to keep them straight sometimes.
Sorry. My bad.
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