Denmark’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that a Danish journalism student has been arrested in Iran. Charlotte Slente, head of the department for consular services within... More Below...
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Denmark’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that a Danish journalism student has been arrested in Iran.
Charlotte Slente, head of the department for consular services within the Danish Foreign Ministry, told reporters, “Iranian authorities informed us this morning via our embassy that the young student Niels Kroghsgaard has been arrested in Tehran…. We don’t know the circumstances yet, but we are working hard to get more information.”
Danish authorities don’t know where Kroghsgaard is being held nor the charges he is facing.
On Friday, Tehran’s prosecutor general, Abbas Ja’afar Dolatabadi, told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) that a Danish citizen had been arrested Wednesday.
The relevant authorities are investigating the purpose of the Danish citizen’s visit to Iran, Dolatabadi told IRNA.
He said, “The required measures will be taken after receiving the documents.”
On Wednesday, a total of 109 people were reportedly arrested, of which 62 will go on trial.
(article and photo source: CNN)
