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Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial (Reuters)

July 3rd, 2009 Posted in topstories

Ahmad Janati, the powerful head of Iran's Guardian Council, has said the local British embassy staff arrested for allegedly stoking post-election unrest, will be put on trial. Janati made his remarks during the weekly Friday prayers sermon in Tehran University.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)Reuters - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions.


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