Statement from Families of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal Regarding Sunday’s Court Hearing
The families of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal made the following statement today regarding Sunday’s court hearing in Tehran:
“We are pleased that Shane and Josh have had the opportunity to explain their innocence to the Court and hope that the Iranian authorities will now move to resolve their case so that they finally can come home after 18 months of detention, isolation and uncertainty. While the hearing was closed to the public, consular representatives and the media, we understand that Shane and Josh were able to make lengthy statements about their innocence both verbally and in writing. Unfortunately their attorney, Mr. Masoud Shafii, Esq., was not permitted to meet Shane and Josh before or after the hearing. Shane and Josh had no intention of entering Iran during their hike in Iraqi Kurdistan and meant no harm to the Iranian people or its government. Now that the Court has heard their testimony first hand, we hope and pray that truth and justice will at long last prevail. In the meantime, we continue to worry terribly about their well-being after such a lengthy detention.”
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