Iran releases two Azeri nationals arrested over illegal activities
PRESS TV (Iran)Mon May 20, 2013 3:45AM GMT
http://presstv.com/detail/2013/05/20/304399/iran-releases-two-azeri-nationals/

The two individuals, identified as Khalida Khalid, a researcher at the
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), and her driver Shamkhal
Huseynov, had been arrested on charges of “unconventional connections.”

Iran’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak-Ayeen says two Azeri nationals,
arrested in the Islamic Republic over illegal activities, have been
released.

Pak-Ayeen said that the two Azeri nationals were released Sunday morning in
the northwestern city of Tabriz.

The two individuals, identified as Khalida Khalid, a researcher at the
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), and her driver Shamkhal
Huseynov, had been arrested on charges of “unconventional connections.”

On May 4, an official with the Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed the arrest
of the two Azeri nationals. The informed source said the individuals had
been detained for illegal activities and that the country’s Judiciary was
probing the case.

On May 9, Pak-Ayeen dismissed claims that the arrest of Khalid was related
to her being an employee of ANAS, explaining that Iran has very good
relations with ANAS, and that the academy’s members attend seminars in Iran.

“The two Azerbaijani citizens had traveled to Iran as tourists and were
detained for breaching Iranian laws,” the Iranian ambassador said at the
time.

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