Comments on: And If The Shoe Were on the Other Foot?

By: Clif Burns

Clif Burns — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:52:08 +0000

Well, since Ardebili pleaded guilty it would be hard for him to raise any defense based on Yakou or extraterritorial application of the AECA. However, the Yakou court held that the Brokering Amendment to the Arms Export Control Act wasn’t intended to reach foreign persons in foreign countries. One could argue from that holding that the rest of the Arms Export Control Act wasn’t intended to cover actions by foreign persons in foreign countries.

By: JH

JH — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:44:16 +0000

Clif – What do you think the implications of the Yakou case are here?

By: Doug Jacobson

Doug Jacobson — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:35:03 +0000

In fact, Laura Rozen reported today in Politico (http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/1209/Iran_links_US_hikers_case_to_detained_Iranians.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter) that the Government of Iran has apparently linked the release of three American hikers held in Iran since July with a list of Iranian citizens being held in the U.S. Included on the list is Mr. Ardebeli and several other Iranian defendants accused of violating U.S. export control and sanctions laws.