Iran Ex-Ambassador Remanded In British Custody

Soleimanpur, 47, made no comment as the charge was read to him. But the detective said he had told officers the allegation was "false" when it was put to him during his arrest on Thursday, August 21.

He was remanded in custody until August 29, when he is to reappear before the London court when the Argentine government will also be represented.

The judge refused to grant Suleimanpur’s request for bail, saying there were "substantial risks" that he would fail to return to court.

The former top foreign affairs diplomat has been in Britain on a student visa since February last year.

He had enrolled at Durham University, where he was following an environment studies course, as an "ordinary student", and did not receive a scholarship from the Iranian government.