Hossein Mousavian
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Hossein Mousavian is the former chief Iranian nuclear negotiator who served before Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president of Iran. On May 1, 2007 he was arrested by 8 security officers (spy hunters?). Source: n.a. "Iran Nuclear Official 'Detained'." BBC. May 2, 2007. News Report. On May 5, 2007, Fars News Agency reported that Mousavian had been jailed on charges of espionage. Source: Frances Harrison "Iran's Nuclear Negotiator 'Spied'." BBC News. May 5, 2007. News Report. Then on May 9 Mousavian was released by Iranian authorities on a $225,000 bail. Government spokesperson Gholam Hossein Elham offered almost effectively no information when he stated that the arrest on April 30, "was not necessarily related to the nuclear issue." Source: Nasser Karimi. "Iran Releases Former Nuclear Negotiator." The Guardian. May 10, 2007. News Report.