Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Woman refuses the Iran we spy trial

May 4, 2011 updated 19: 33 GMT Hiker Sarah Shourd Sarah Shourd came out of the Iran after months of pressure by the woman we U.S. Sarah Shourd, which was published by the Iran after having been detained with two fellow U.S. hikers in 2009said she will not return to make the trial.

Ms. Shourd was upheld trial week next for espionage alongside his friends, who are still detained in Iran.

She told AP News Agency, she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and back would be "too traumatic.

She and the other hikers reported they crossed their knowledge in the country while hiking in July 2009.

"When Shane and Josh and I met the Iranian soldiers, we were completely shocked." No there was absolutely no indication of a border, "she said."

Ms. Shourd was released on bail in September 2010 and returns to the United States. Her fiance Shane Bauer and their friend, Josh Fattal remain in prison in Tehran.

Mr. Bauer and Mr. Fattal pleads not guilty to the first session of their trial in February 2011, with the second session scheduled for May 11. Ms. Shourd pleads not guilty in absentia.

Prosecutors said they had evidence that the three were connected to us intelligence agencies.

"Too traumatic.

Ms. Shourd stated that she was diagnosed with a disorder of post-traumatic stress disorder by the psychologist Barry Rosenfeld law clerk and a psychological assessment of five pages had been sent to the Iranian Revolutionary Court.

The Iranian court had not responded to his refusal to return for trial, she said.

"There is a part of me that would like to go back and stand by Shane and Josh at this most difficult time," she told the AFP news agency.

"But I am really afraid that it would be too traumatic for me to come back after what I have been through in Iran."

Ms. Shourd, who was released after months of pressure by the United States, said the trio were hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan and does not intentionally above deviate from the border with the Iran, where they were arrested by soldiers.

They had visited the tourist village of Ahmed Awa, she said, and walked along a pathway had recommended that local residents.

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