“We were informed of these accusations“said this diplomatic source on Wednesday evening, adding that these accusations were”unfounded“.
“All we know is that they saw a judge who confirmed these three charges“said Cécile’s sister Noémie Kohler deplored during an interview with AFP in the aftermath of a consular visit to the French Embassy in Téhéran.
Each of these three charges is liable to the death penalty.
Iran said that the two French people were accused of spying but it has never revealed for what country precisely.
“These reasons for indictment, if confirmed, are completely unfounded“, reacted a French diplomatic source questioned by AFP.”Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris are innocent. No sentence was communicated to us and to our knowledge was pronounced“She added.
On Tuesday, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot announced that the two French people we have been without news since this strike, had visited a French diplomat.
Cécile Kohler, a 40 -year -old teacher of letters from eastern France and her companion Jacques Paris, 72, were arrested on May 7, 2022, on the last day of a tourist trip to Iran.
