10월에 베남은 징역 6년형을 추가로 선고받고 아프가니스탄 국경의 자볼로 추방당했습니다. 12월에 항소를 통해 추가 기소 및 형량이 취소되었습니다. 8월에 베남은 10월에 석방될 예정이라는 통보를 받았습니다.

On October Behnam was sentenced to a further six years in prison and exile to Zabol on the Afghanistan border. On December the additional charges and sentence were dropped following an appeal. In August Behnam was informed that he was due for release in October.