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Government confirms Iran to free imprisoned Lebanese man
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry says Iran has agreed to release a Lebanese man who has been imprisoned there since 2015.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry says it has been contacted by the Iranian ambassador in Beirut who said authorities have agreed to release Nizar Zakka, based on a request by President Michel Aoun on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Countries typically issue pardons and amnesties as a good will gesture during the holiday.
Zakka, who also has permanent U.S. residency, is accused in Iran of having “deep links” to U.S. intelligence services, a charge the family denies.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in September 2016 after a security court convicted him of espionage.
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