Iran acquits French-German national Monterlos of espionage charges- Tasnim
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026

Iran acquits French-German cyclist Lennart Monterlos of espionage charges, with potential objections from the prosecutor, as reported by Tasnim.
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran acquitted French-German national Lennart Monterlos of espionage charges, the chief justice of the southern province of Hormozgan said on Monday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Monterlos is a young cyclist who was arrested in Iran in June during a 12-day-war between Iran and Israel.
The prosecutor could still raise objections to his acquittal, Tasnim added.
(Reporting by Dubai NewsroomEditing by Gareth Jones)
Acquittal is a legal judgment that officially clears a defendant of criminal charges, indicating that they are not guilty of the accusations made against them.
A national is a person who is a legal citizen of a particular country, holding rights and responsibilities defined by that nation.
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