Iran summons American woman for Feb. 6 trial
Published 8:47 am Monday, January 31, 2011
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran says it has summoned an American woman to return to the country and stand trial on Feb. 6 along with two other Americans who are still in custody. The three are accused of spying.
The Americans were arrested on July 31, 2009, after crossing the border from northern Iraq’s scenic Kurdish region, where their families say they were vacationing and hiking.
Since her release on bail in September, Sarah Shourd has said they did not intentionally cross the unmarked border. She returned to the U.S. after 14 months in a Tehran jail.
A judiciary spokesman says a Revolutionary Court in Tehran has summoned Shourd to return and stand trial.
Shourd’s fiancé is Minnesota native Shane Bauer. He and their friend Josh Fattal remain in prison in Iran.
