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The family of Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter who has been detained in Iran for more than half a year, issued the following statement Sunday in response to the naming of Judge Abolghassem Salavati to hear the case in Revolutionary Court:

February 1, 2015

We can confirm the recent reports that Judge Salavati has been assigned to Jason and Yeganehs case in Irans Revolutionary Court. We find it very disturbing that the judiciary would select a judge to oversee the case who has been sanctioned by (and barred from entering) the European Union due to what it calls gross human rights violations.

Jason has dedicated the past decade of his life to informing the world of the true nature of Iran, the Iranian people, and their culture. In stark contrast, the Iranian government has spent the past six months displaying to the world a disregard for its own laws and the international human rights agreements that it has pledged to follow.

What Iran expects to gain from the prolonged and unjust detention of Jason is unclear to us. What is evident to us, though, is that this trial has nothing to do with Jason or Yeganehs actual actions, and may simply be a pretense to distract the world from some other motive the government may have.

We remain hopeful that the proper authorities will ensure that the court will quickly convene and that the judge, despite his reputation, will even more quickly discover no basis for a finding other than not guilty and will order Jason released immediately.

Carol Morello is the diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Post, covering the State Department.

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LINCOLN Gov. Pete Ricketts has announced the three finalists for the chief executive officer of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

Ricketts has been conducting a national search to fill the position. The candidates were identified with the help of Ford Webb Associates, a national firm with expertise in public and governmental sectors who previously assisted then-Gov. Bob Kerrey in a search for a director's position in his cabinet.

The finalist are:

Clarence Carter of Scottsdale, Arizona, recently served as director of the Arizona Department of Economic Security under Gov. Jan Brewer.

David Newell of Omaha currently serves as president and CEO of Nebraska Families Collaborative, a nonprofit child welfare corporation.

Courtney Phillips of Prairieville, Louisiana, currently serves as deputy secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals under Gov. Bobby Jindal.

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The family of Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter who has been detained in Iran for more than half a year, issued a statement Sunday that was sharply critical of the Iranian government, after what they called the very disturbing development that Rezaian and his wife will be tried by a judge known for imposing harsh sentences.

Rezaians brother, Ali, and their mother, Mary Rezaian, questioned the rationale for assigning the case to Judge Abolghassem Salavati, the head of a Revolutionary Court branch where sensitive cases are tried. Salavati has imposed long prison sentences, lashings and in some cases death for defendants in a number of high-profile cases involving national security and political offenses. He has been sanctioned by the European Union since 2011.

We find it very disturbing that the judiciary would select a judge to oversee the case who has been sanctioned by (and barred from entering) the European Union due to what it calls gross human rights violations, the family said.

The 38-year-old reporter was arrested July22 along with his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, who also is a reporter. Salehi was released on bail, but Rezaian has been detained ever since and has been unable to see a lawyer. The exact nature of the charges against him has never been made clear, other than a statement saying he was accused of activities beyond the scope of journalism.

His family denied the accusations and pointedly contrasted his actions with those of the Iranian government.

Jason has dedicated the past decade of his life to informing the world of the true nature of Iran, the Iranian people, and their culture, the statement said. In stark contrast, the Iranian government has spent the past six months displaying to the world a disregard for its own laws and the international human rights agreements that it has pledged to follow.

What Iran expects to gain from the prolonged and unjust detention of Jason is unclear to us. What is evident to us, though, is that this trial has nothing to do with Jason or Yeganehs actual actions, and may simply be a pretense to distract the world from some other motive the government may have.

News that their case had been assigned to Salavati, which was first reported by the New York Times, appears to reflect an ongoing power struggle between moderates surrounding President Hassan Rouhani and hard-liners allied with Irans supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The Posts executive editor, Martin Baron, called for Rezaians release in a statement Sunday.

There has been no justice in the case of our colleague Jason Rezaian since the beginning, Baron said. He was held for months without knowing the accusations against him. Now that the case is proceeding to trial, the charges still have not been specified. He still hasnt been allowed to see a lawyer. This case has unfolded, and continues to unfold, without a hint of fairness and justice. Jason should be released immediately. What has happened to him is an abomination and deserves the worlds condemnation.

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