 Pourzand appealed his sentence, but it was upheld by the Tehran Appeals Court on 9 July 2002.In a confession on Iranian television broadcast a week later, Pourzand confessed to charges including "having links with monarchists and counter-revolutionaries", "spying and undermining state security", and "creating disillusionment among young people".Amnesty International reported that he looked "frail" and "seemed to have lost at least 30 kg".