According to judiciary spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi, next week an Iranian Judge will decide whether to indict Haleh on charges brought against her by the Intelligence Ministry. Jamshidi also commented on statements regarding Haleh’s legal representation:

Jamshidi denied that one of the detainees, academic Haleh Esfandiari, had been prevented from gaining access to her lawyer, Iranian Nobel Peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi.

“She (Ebadi) can come right now and take on the case,” the judiciary spokesman told a news conference, after being asked to comment on Ebadi’s statement on Monday that her client was unable to contact her.

Iran has accused Esfandiari and three other Iranian-Americans of activities aimed at undermining the government of the Islamic Republic. Three have been detained and a fourth has been freed on bail.

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