From: "Mark" 

It could end up being a wake-up call for the EU 

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in
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> be interesting to see how this is handled by th EU
>
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1563877.ece
>
>  FIFTEEN British sailors and marines arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary
> Guards off the coast of Iraq may be charged with spying.
>
> A website run by associates of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president,
> reported last night that the Britons would be put before a court and
> indicted.
>
> Referring to them as “insurgents”, the site concluded: “If it is proven
> that they deliberately entered Iranian territory, they will be charged
> with espionage. If that is proven, they can expect a very serious penalty
> since according to Iranian law, espionage is one of the most serious
> offences.”

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