A federal judge ordered Iran to pay Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and his family $180 million for his 544 days in custody
Iran did not respond to the lawsuit in court, and Leon therefore issued a default judgment in Rezaian's favor. Reznaian spent 18 months in an Iranian prison on alleged espionage charges before being released in January 2016.His family was awarded $150 million in punitive damages; Rezaian himself was awarded $23.8 million in compensatory damages for pain and suffering and economic losses; his brother Ali Rezaian was awarded $2.7 million; his mother Mary was awarded $3.1 million.
Read More"There is no question that Iran detained and tortured Jason intentionally," the judge added."And both hostage taking and torture have been deemed sufficiently outrageous to inflict severe emotional harm on family members who were not present."The Post first reported the ruling. Rezaian is also a CNN contributor.Rezaian, who was the Post's Tehran bureau chief, was detained by Iran in July 2014 and eventually charged with espionage and other crimes.
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