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Jul 5, 2009, 10:13 GMT

Miliband: Iran to free British embassy worker

London - Iran is to release the eighth of nine Iranian detained employees of the British embassy in Tehran, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Sunday. The man is expected to be released later on Sunday, according to Miliband, who said that all efforts were now being made for the release of the last employee still held by Iran. The nine local staff of the embassy were arrested a week ago amid accusations that they had helped foment the protests which had gripped Tehran following the declaration of the June 12 presidential election results. '[The ambassador] was told by the deputy foreign minister that the eighth person would indeed be released today, that the papers had been signed, that there would not be a court process or charges,' Mr Miliband said, according to BBC reports. The last employee being held is the embassy's chief political analyst, who has been charged with threatening national security and is facing trial, according to his lawyer. The last employee is being held in Tehran's Evin prison. Britain has denied any involvement of its embassy staff in the protests.

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