capture of brit by iran in 1976

[gsxr1100tony]

im a decorator and doing loads of work for a really nice fellow called richard savin
he told me he was imprisoned in iran for phoney drug offences for two and a half years. ive looked on the web and hes not lying. does anyone know or remember anything about this

[jake-the-peg]

No but it was a long time ago - in the Shah's time.

Looks like your client wrote a book now out of print
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vakil-Abad-Iran-Surviv ors-Story/dp/0903937859/sr=11-1/qid=1164801193 /ref=sr_11_1/202-7626001-4864650

but I guess you found this.

It also looks like your "really nice fellow" was an arms dealer

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/article-previe w?article_id=7930

I'd guess he fell foul of people in Tehran and ended up in prison.

I suddenly feel my sympathy evaporating