France slams ‘unacceptable’ verdict against French man held in Iran

France slams as “unacceptable” an eight-year jail sentence on spying charges handed by an Iranian court to French citizen Benjamin Briere.

“This verdict, which nothing can justify, is unacceptable,” the foreign ministry says in a statement, adding that Briere was arrested “while traveling as a tourist” in Iran.

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