Anoush Ashoori

Anoush Ashoori is a British-Iranian businessman currently detained in Iran. Iranian authorities arrested Ashoori in August 2017 when he went to the country to visit his mother.[1][2] In August 2019, the Iranian judiciary sentenced Ashoori to 12 years in prison; 10 years for spying the Israel's Mossad and two years for "acquiring illegitimate wealth."[3]

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References
  1. "Iran sentences 3 to long prison terms on spying charges". AP. 27 August 2019.
  2. "Now Iran jails British businessman as 'spy'". Metro. 28 August 2019.
  3. "Iran jails Iranian-British national for 10 years for spying for Israel: TV". Reuters. 27 August 2019.
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