The American journalist of Iranian origin Roxana Saberi whom the Iranian revolutionary tribunal in the middle of April has condemned on eight years of imprisonment for espionage, will be let out from jails. On Monday the appeal court has made the decision on softening of punishment and replacement before the conditional conclusion appointed on two year. To agency Reuters lawyer Saberi has told about it.
Saberi it has been arrested in January because has bought the alcohol forbidden in Iran. In March new accusations have been brought to it — that it worked after at it journalistic accreditation has ended. After some weeks, to these charges charge in espionage for which it was threatened with the higher measure of punishment was added. In the middle of April it was in the accelerated process is condemned on eight years of imprisonment behind a lattice.
Against a sentence journalists in many countries of the world protested, and the journalist has gone on hunger strike. To appeals to commute a penalty Iranian president Mahmúd Ahmadínežád has joined also.