Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was convicted of adultery in September 2006. Case reopened during trial of a man accused of murdering her husband; convicted of "adultery while married"; sentenced to death by stoning despite retracting a confession Last month, Iran said the two had confessed to working as reporters in the country without the proper visas. "Mina Ahadi sent me to Iran because she knew she would benefit from my arrest, and I'll sue her when I get back to
Germany," the man said. Monday's broadcast, one of the Germans said he intended to sue activist Mina Ahadi, an Iranian exile living in Germany who has led the campaign to save Ms Ashtiani from execution. "I accept that I made a mistake. Since I had no information on the case, I was tricked by Ms Ahadi," the second German man was quoted as saying.
Monday's broadcast also showed a woman identified as Ashtiani. The woman, whose face was blurred and whose words were translated from the Azeri language to Farsi, blamed Ahadi for spreading false information about her case around the world. Ahadi denied that the journalists traveled on behalf of the anti-stoning organization.
Meanwhile, a German diplomat based in the embassy in Tehran was granted consular access for a second time Tuesday to the two German nationals, the German Foreign Office said in a statement.
Monday's broadcast on state television also included a woman identified as Ms Ashtiani who said: "I am a sinner." A spokesman for Germany's foreign ministry said it was trying to verify the reports.
Germany," the man said. Monday's broadcast, one of the Germans said he intended to sue activist Mina Ahadi, an Iranian exile living in Germany who has led the campaign to save Ms Ashtiani from execution. "I accept that I made a mistake. Since I had no information on the case, I was tricked by Ms Ahadi," the second German man was quoted as saying.
Monday's broadcast also showed a woman identified as Ashtiani. The woman, whose face was blurred and whose words were translated from the Azeri language to Farsi, blamed Ahadi for spreading false information about her case around the world. Ahadi denied that the journalists traveled on behalf of the anti-stoning organization.
Meanwhile, a German diplomat based in the embassy in Tehran was granted consular access for a second time Tuesday to the two German nationals, the German Foreign Office said in a statement.
Monday's broadcast on state television also included a woman identified as Ms Ashtiani who said: "I am a sinner." A spokesman for Germany's foreign ministry said it was trying to verify the reports.
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