ABC News: U.S.: US: Glad Ex-Marine off Death Row, Still Worried

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US: Glad Ex-Marine off Death Row, Still Worried Aug 30th 2012, 00:21 The U.S. State Department says it's worried about a former Marine arrested in Iran last year and accused of being a spy. The State Department issued a statement Wednesday, one year after Amir Hekmati's arrest. He was sentenced to death in January, but Iran's Supreme Court ordered a retrial in March. AP This undated photo released by the Michigan... View Full Caption This undated photo released by the Michigan family of Amir Hekmati via FreeAmir.org shows the former U.S. Marine, who’s now being held in a prison in Iran on accusations of spying for the CIA. The U.S. State Department denies the allegations. It said in a statement Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, that Hekmati has been unfairly imprisoned since his arrest one year ago and was denied a fair and open trial. It also said it fears for the state of his health. (AP Photo/Hekmati family via FreeAmir.org) Close Hekmati's family and the U.S. deny the Iranian government's allegation that he worked for the CIA. The State Department says it's relieved Hekmati is off death row but worries about his lack of legal rights and reports of his deteriorating health. Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland calls the charges "categorically false" and says Hekmati's trial was neither fair nor open. Hekmati was born in Arizona and raised in Michigan. His parents live in the Flint area.

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