American journalist Roxana Saberi has arrived in Austria to recuperate after spending four months in an Iranian prison.
Thenewly-freed journalist arrived in the Austrian capital, Vienna, earlyFriday on a flight from Tehran. She was accompanied by her parents.
Saberitold reporters at the airport that she plans to spend several days inAustria and then go to the United States. She said she is not yet readyto talk about her experience, but will do so in the near future,recounting her time in jail, and the events leading up to herdetention.
The 32-year-old journalist, a dualAmerican-Iranian citizen, was arrested in January while buying a bottleof wine, which is illegal in Iran. She was convicted last month ofespionage.
After Saberi's lawyer appealed the court's decision, a judge reduced her sentence and freed her from prison on Monday.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Saberi said she had no immediate plans and just wants to relax with her family.
One of Saberi's lawyers said the spy charges against her were based on documents she obtained on the U.S. war in Iraq.
Theattorney, Saleh Nikbakht, said the journalist made copies of theconfidential report, prepared by a strategic research center at theIranian president's office. He did not say how Saberi managed toobtain the documents, and said she never used the information.
Iran'sintelligence minister, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, maintainedWednesday that Saberi was guilty of spying, noting that her reducedsentence meant she had not been acquitted of all charges.