A verdict has been issued in the trial in Iran of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, the country�s judiciary spokesman said Sunday, but without giving any details of the judgment.

Rezaian, the US newspaper�s Tehran correspondent, was arrested in July 2014, accused of spying and tried in four hearings behind closed doors, the last of which was in August.

�The verdict for this case has been issued,� Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeie, who as well as being the judiciary�s spokesman is its deputy chief, was quoted as saying on its official website.

�This verdict can be appealed. The time for an appeal is not yet over. So the court waits and if it doesn�t receive an appeal... the verdict becomes final.�

Rezaian�s lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment.

 

By AFP