• <coverage-outsourcing id='26470'> Was arrested. The news of his arrest was published after about three years. After a few years, Mr Forughi was sentenced to seven years on the charge of “espionage and cooperation with hostile governments” and ultimately this sentence was also confirmed by the appellate court. It is also said that he was sentenced to one year for “keeping alcoholic drinks” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26474'> Collecting information from a few credible media outlets, Kayhan London published a report. Speaking to ITV, Kamran Foroqi said arresting his father has been a big mistake and added: “No one knows why he is in prison, not even himself.” Kayhan London, quoting Reuters, said UK foreign secretary, Phillip Hammond, had brought up Kamal Foroqi’s case but since Iran doesn’t recognize double nationalities, this didn't go anywhere </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26481'> Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, published a statement, calling for the release from prison of five Iranians with double citizenships </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26480'> Mashreq News, an outlet close to the Islamic Republic of Iran, published a report that introduced Mr Foroqi as a “MI6 spy”. The report said that Mr Foroqi “has given oil industry information to alien states such as the UK and the US.” The report claims that he was a senior advisor to at least seven oil and financial companies in West Asia and Iran. The outlet claims he had contacted various embassies in Iran and introduces him as a rare case of ‘espionage activities’. It continues to claim that Foroqi used his close ties with Technology University Petronas of Malaysia to send the off-spring of authorities there, “hoping to capture high positions in the regime in the future by using them to further goals common to himself and the alien countries” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29878'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/5354961.html'> Was released in prison after serving full term </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>