ROSEMARY CHURCH, WORLD NEWS: In Iran, verdicts for 13 Jews and five Muslims charged with spying for Israel. The trial has been followed closely both in Iran and abroad. CNN's Kasra Naji reports.</s>KASRA NAJI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): An Iranian official said the Islamic Revolutionary Court in the southern city of Shiraz has convicted 10 Jews of spying for Israel. The court has acquitted three others. Hossein Ali Amiri, the head of the judiciary in Shiraz, has told the Iranian television some of the 10 have been sentenced to jail and lashes while others were given fines. The trial of the 13, which started in April, has generated international outcry. Israel has denied any contacts with the 13. The trial was held behind closed doors because, according to the Iranian authorities, it involved state secrets. This raised concerns about the fairness of the trial. More concerns were raised after some of the accused appeared on Iranian television confessing to the charge of espionage and saying they passed information to the Israeli secret service, Mossad. The Iranian authorities say of the 13, eight have confessed to spying for Israel and have pleaded guilty. But the lawyers for the accused suggest that the confessions may have been made under pressure and said they had seen no document or any other evidence other than the confessions which supported the charge of spying for Israel. Kasra Naji, CNN.
Verdicts for 13 Iranian Jews Accused Of Espionage For Israel