London/Tehran, MARCH 31, SPA -- Britain has repeated its call for therelease of the 15 detained British sailors as an Iranian diplomatsaid legal moves against them had already started, DPA QUOTED the media AS reportingSaturday. The Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Gholam-Reza Ansari, earlier toldRussian television Vesti-24 that "legal moves to determine the guiltof the British sailors" had already been launched, the official newsagency IRNA reported. "They will be tried if there is enough evidence of guilt," Ansariwas quoted as saying. Reacting to his comments, the British Foreign Ministry spokesmansaid the British position remained unchanged. "We made it clear that they were seized in Iraqi waters and wedemand their release immediately, as well as consular access," hesaid. The group of seven sailors and eight Royal Marines was seized froma British patrol boat in the Shatt al-Arab waterway on March 23 whichtriggered a diplomatic crisis between Tehran and London. Iran has accused the marines of illegally crossing into itsterritorial waters, but Britain insists they were in Iraqi waters andtherefore has demanded their immediate release. The Iranian government Friday sent a note to the British embassyin Tehran asking Britain to "guarantee" that violations of itsterritorial waters in the Gulf would not be repeated. The Foreign Office in London said in response it would give"serious consideration" to the note.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/437179