Press
Statement
Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman,
Washington, DC - December 5, 2007
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Robert Levinson |
American
citizen Robert Levinson, who disappeared during a business trip to Kish Island,
Iran, on March 8, has now been missing for almost nine months. Mr. Levinson's
wife Christine, their son Daniel, and other family members plan to visit Tehran
to press the Iranian government on his case later this month. We urge the
Iranian authorities to provide all possible assistance to the Levinson family
during their journey.
The
Government of Iran has informed us through the U.S. Protecting Power in Iran,
the Swiss Embassy, that Iranian authorities have conducted an investigation but
do not know what happened to Mr. Levinson. Despite numerous requests to the
Iranians, we have not received any details on the results of the Iranian
investigation.
We again
call upon Iran to share with the Levinson family and the Swiss Embassy in Tehran
all information they have uncovered during their investigations into this case
