Mr Ashoori said he will be running the marathon to raise awareness about other detainees
A man held in Iran for nearly five years on spying charges, before being released alongside Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, says he is determined to finish the London Marathon.Talking to the BBC's Today programme, the 68-year-old said he was dedicating his run to the people of Iran and its prisoners.He is running for Amnesty International and Hostage International at the race on Sunday.
The British-Iranian dual national was arrested in August 2017 while visiting his elderly mother in Tehran and was later convicted of allegedly spying for Israel's intelligence service Mossad, despite having lived in the UK for 20 years. He denied all charges. Mr Ashoori said while being held in Evin prison he started running in circles in a small prison yard, and gradually built up his stamina so he was able to run for up to two hours.
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