An Iranian appeals court has upheld an eight-year prison sentence against a Frenchman convicted on spying charges, his Paris-based lawyer said Tuesday. Benjamin Briere was arrested in May 2020 after taking pictures in a national park with a recreational drone. His lawyers and family have accused Iran of holding him as a “hostage”. Iran confirmed an eight-year and eight-month jail term sentence for a French national. Benjamin Brière was arrested on spying charges in May 2020. — Ali Kheradpir (@AliKheradpir) The lawyer, Philippe Valent, said Briere’s case was being “instrumentalised” by the Iran…