Update: Iran Charges U.S. Journalist With Espionage; Roxana Saberi Said to Be Despondent, Suicidal Over Imprisonment
April 9, 2009
TEHRAN, Iran—The parents of imprisoned journalist Roxana Saberi rushed to their dispirited daughter’s side this week only to learn Wednesday that instead of the early release they had hoped for, the Iranian judiciary has formally charged her with spying for the United States, a crime punishable by death.
“She had been carrying out espionage activities… under the cover of a journalist… and she has accepted the accusations,” Iran’s ISNA news agency quoted Judge Haddad as saying. It gave only his last name.
