Iranian state TV has aired a video in which two French citizens detained for 'spying' in Iran in May appeared to confess to acting on behalf of a French security service.
Posted: Oct 06, 2022 9:54 AM ET | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
Iranian state television aired a video on Thursday in which two French citizens detained for "spying" in Iran in May appeared to confess to acting on behalf of a French security service, amid weeks of unrest that Tehran has linked to foreign foes. Iran's intelligence ministry said in May it had arrested two Europeans for allegedly fomenting "insecurity" in Iran. France has condemned their arrest and demanded the immediate release of Cecile Kohler and her partner, Jacques Paris."I am Cecile Kohler, I am an intelligence and operations agent at the DGSE [Directorate General for External Security] ...
"Our goal at the French security service is to pressure the government of Iran," said Paris in the video.In one of France's toughest statements on Iran in years, French foreign ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre said, "These alleged confessions extracted under duress have no basis, nor did the reasons given for their arbitrary arrest."
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