Iran judiciary denies decision taken on freeing US hikers
Iran's judiciary said yesterday that no decision has been taken on releasing two US hikers convicted of spying, a day after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the duo would be released soon.
"While denying ... release of two Americans accused of espionage, the public relations of the judiciary announces that the request of the lawyer to post bail and free them is being studied by the case's judge," a statement posted on the judiciary website said.
"Any information in this regard will be issued by the judiciary and any release of information from other sources is not valid," it added.
Ahmadinejad told The Washington Post on Tuesday that Tehran would soon release Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, convicted of spying but who claimed to have accidentally strayed into the country, "in a couple of days so they will be able to return home."
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