By Allan Lengel
ticklethwire.com
On Saturday, the day the U.S. announced that Iran had released five people, including a Washington Post reporter , the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) called on the international community to redouble its efforts to gain the release of former FBI Agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran in 2007.
“FBIAA urges the U.S. and international community to press Iran for information on the disappearance of Bob Levinson,” said FBIAA President Renaldo Tariche in a statement. “We ask anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts to come forward with any information that could bring Bob back home.”
Levinson is a retired FBI Agent who served 22 years with the FBI and six with the DEA. Levinson traveled to Kish Island, Iran as a private investigator and vanished March 9, 2007. The FBI has been investigating the case.
“Bob’s former colleagues have not forgotten him. We continue to stand with the Levinson family,” said Tariche. “Bob, married for 38 years with seven children, has missed more than nine years of accomplishments and milestones in the lives of his children. Each day brings renewed heartache to his family and friends. We celebrate today’s release of Americans, but the world should not forget Levinson’s continued unjustified imprisonment and continue to work for his release.”
