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12-year jail term for Iranian-US scholar
Oct 20, 2009, 13:00 GMT
Tehran - A court in Tehran has convicted Iranian-US scholar Kian Tajbakhsh to a 12-year jail term, the official news agency IRNA reported Tuesday.
IRNA quoted Tajbakh's lawyer as confirming that his client was convicted and sentenced to the 12-year jail term for his involvement in political unrest following the June 12 presidential election which led to re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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