27-04-2021, 09:13
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Re: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in prision
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Originally Posted by Maggy
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Neither Iran nor the UK government formally acknowledge that the release of UK dual nationals in Iranian jails is linked to the non-payment of the debt, although the issue has been raised by Iranian judges and is privately seen as the chief roadblock.
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So as I said, pure conjecture.
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An international arbitration in 2008 ruled the UK owed the debt, but in subsequent protracted court battles, lawyers acting for International Military Services, the Ministry of Defence’s now-defunct arms sales agency, have questioned not only the debt’s size, but at times whether any debt was payable.
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Ransom or debt due?
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