Faramaz Kashi, 37, one of the famous \"Iranian 10\" imprisoned on charges of spying for Israel and the United States three years ago, has been freed from Iranian prison. Kashi, the second of the group of ten Jews to be released, at first \"confessed\" to charges of spying for Israel, but later said that his statement was false and had been forced out of him. The ten prisoners received sentences ranging from 4-13 years, which were later reduced to 2-9 years.
A statement by the Conference Of Presidents Of Major American Jewish Organizations welcomed the release and noted, \"The trial, which was widely covered in western media, violated every norm of judicial practice and standard of civil rights… We call on the government of Iran to immediately release the remaining prisoners, who have been incarcerated far too long for crimes they did not commit. An appeal to the Supreme Leader has been pending for a year without action.\" Sam Kermanian, secretary-general of the Iranian-American Jewish Federation, said, \"The arrests were politically motivated, the charges were politically motivated and the convictions were politically motivated. This case has nothing to do with justice or with law.\"
A statement by the Conference Of Presidents Of Major American Jewish Organizations welcomed the release and noted, \"The trial, which was widely covered in western media, violated every norm of judicial practice and standard of civil rights… We call on the government of Iran to immediately release the remaining prisoners, who have been incarcerated far too long for crimes they did not commit. An appeal to the Supreme Leader has been pending for a year without action.\" Sam Kermanian, secretary-general of the Iranian-American Jewish Federation, said, \"The arrests were politically motivated, the charges were politically motivated and the convictions were politically motivated. This case has nothing to do with justice or with law.\"