CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan diplomat said Thursday that President Hugo Chavez played a behind-the-scenes role in efforts to secure the freedom of two Americans who were released from prison by Iran this week.
Deputy Foreign Minister Temir Porras said Venezuela's government was approached for help last year by friends and supporters of the two men, Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer.
Porras said Chavez, who is a strong critic of Washington yet expresses friendship for the U.S. people, believed the Americans' account that they were simply hiking when they were detained in 2009 along the Iran-Iraq border and accused of spying.
He said Chavez made his plea on the …
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