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Iran overturns death sentence for 'CIA spy' Hekmati [View all]
Source: BBC News
Iran's Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence given to an Iranian-American national accused of spying for the CIA and ordered a retrial.
Judges had found the verdict against Amir Mirzai Hekmati was "not complete" and referred his case to an affiliate court, a judiciary spokesman said.
In January, Mr Hekmati was convicted of "co-operating with a hostile nation, membership of the CIA and trying to implicate Iran in terrorism".
The US has urged Iran to release him.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17261257
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