Hoeven on Saberi

Roxana Saberi is released from prison in Iran. It's a day many have been hoping a...  More »

Roxana Saberi is released from prison in Iran. It's a day many have been hoping and praying for. Roxana Saberi is released from prison in Iran after appealing her case. She had been sentenced to eight years in prison for spying. The state's congressional delegation have praised the news. Senator andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/byron-dorganandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Byron Dorganandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; says Saberi's imprisonment was a miscarriage of justice. He says Iranian officials likely felt the weight of international pressure. Governor andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/john-hoevenandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;John Hoevenandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; says Saberi was wrongly imprisoned. andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/john-hoevenandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Gov. Hoevenandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;:andamp;quot;Now we look forward to both Roxanna and her familygetting back to andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/north-dakotaandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;North Dakotaandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; and we look forward to welcoming her back and her whole family and also I want to say thank you to North Dakotan's people all over the state and around the country and around the world but this is an outstanding young person we've been tremendously concerned about her we are so relieved that she and her family will be coming home. Saberi grew up in andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/fargo-ndandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Fargoandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; and was crowned the 1997 Miss North Dakota. She has lived in Iran for six years, workin as a freelance journalist before her arrest there in late January.  « Less