the Quai d’Orsay denounces the forced confessions of two French people detained by the government

In a video broadcast by Iranian state television, two French detainees pose as spies. Five months after their arrest in Tehran, they admit to working there for the DGSE. They also admit that they had to encourage the protests and bring down the Islamic regime. A mock confession that made the Quai d’Orsay jump.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this couple is being arbitrarily detained and the accusations of breach of security against them are unfounded. France accuses Iran of having obtained these confessions under duress and castigates a masquerade “outrageous, appalling, unacceptable and contrary to international law“.”We’re used to this kind of coerced confessions, both from arrested Iranians and hostages, so it’s a hostage-taking regime.“, denounces Azadeh Kian, Franco-Iranian sociologist.