Tehran, YJC. Washington has requested Iran to exchange Amir Mirzaee Hekmati, a spy that is serving a ten-year prison term in Iran.
According to Hekmati’s attorney Seyed Mahmoud Alizadeh
Tabatabaee, the US has submitted the request via its Interest Section in Iran.
The attorney further said the request has been submitted to
Iran’s Judiciary, but Tehran has not responded to it as of the time.
When asked if Washington may have considered any specific
individual or individuals as part of the proposed exchange deal, the TAbatabaee
declined to specify any name, stating that it would be made public at the
Iranian Judiciary’s discretion.
Mirzaee Hekmati, an Iranian-born now in his 30s, was
arrested by Iranian forces inside the country on December 7, 2011, on a charge
of working for hostile countries and the CIA against Iran.
He was first sentenced to death, but an appeals court later
on overturned the rule and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.