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          France Seeking to Bail Citizen out of Iranian Custody
          TEHRAN ( FarsNewsAciencv)-The French Ernba ' in Tehran hasaibmitted an official
          note to the Iranian judiciary to demand that Clotilde Reiss- a French national who was
          detained during post-election unrestsin Iran - be releasad on bail, an informed saurce
          said on /tr dnesJay.
          In itsnote, the French emba ' in Tehran h
          asked for freedom of Clotilde Rei while
          providing asa.irances and offering to put up
          bail. The judiciary was informed of the
          request in orderto take the required action (in
          __________ responsa) basad on its regulations,” the saurce
          told FNA on the condition of anonymity.
          Earlier on Tuealay, lran'samba dorto Paris
          Seyed Mehdi MirAboutalebi wasquoted by
          AFP assaying that Tehran had offered to let
          Directo r Reiss stay in the French emba i until her trial
          ended but had received no reply from the
          French authoritiesyet.
          The French foreign ministry responded by
          summoning the ambassador to inform him
          that “his declarations implying that the French
          _______________ authoritieswere not doing all in their power to
          sacure the releasa of Clotilde Reisswere
          inexact.”
          Iran ian Labour News Agency
          AI SD on Tuealay, Pre dent Nicolas Sarkozy's office announced that Iranian authorities
          have freed a French Embassy employee on trial in Iran from a Tehran prisan Tue&lay.
          Sarlcozy hopeschargeswill be dropped against NazakAfshar, who hasduel French-
          ________________ Iranian citizenthip, and that another French citizen on trial, 24-year-old Clotilde Rei
          can sron return home, a statement said.
          Iran doesnot recognize dual citizenthip.
          Iran says Clotilde can live in French Embassy until trial ends
          Paria Aug 11, IRNA — lran'sAmba dorto France Seyed Mehdi Mir-Aboutalebi said
          on Tuea ay that Clotilde Reisscan stay in the French Embassy in Tehran in the coursa
          of judicial proceedingsif the French government and ambassadorto Tehran give
          commitments
          “Due to the mediation of Iranian Foreign Ministry officials, if the French amba dor
          gives commitments Clotilde Reisscan stay in the French Embassy in the coursa of the
          (judicial)proceedings,” the Iranian diplomat told Radio France.
          The Frenchwoman ison trial in Tehran in connection with the recent post-preSdential
          election hots
          Judicial authoritieswill grant her conditional releass “if the (French) government and
          amba dorpromisa she livesin the French Embassy in Tehran until the judicial
          processends,” Mir-Aboutalebi noted.
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          He sid that however, no re on has yet been received from the French ambas dor
          and officials in connection with such a propo l by Iran.
          He empha zed on the independence of the Judiciary and courts in Iran and id the
          judicial proceedingsin Clotilde'sca go on legally as ie hasthe iightto have an
          attorney.
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