Now that she has decided to eat, Roxana Saberi’s case is set
Now that she has decided to eat, Roxana Saberi’s case is set for an appeal. “The announcement of the review came after Saberi’s family agreed not to employ a group of prominent lawyers headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi.” The government is not doing anything, so the family must take matters into their own hands.
The Post’s Erdbrink wrote that, “On Tuesday, Iranian judiciary spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi told reporters that Saberi’s case ‘has been referred to an appeals court, where it is being studied.’ He added that a hearing has been scheduled for next week, but that it will be closed to the news media and the general public.
“Although Jamshidi did not announce a specific date, Reza Saberi said he thinks the hearing will be May 12. ‘We hope for a lenient verdict,’ he said.”