Belgian Olivier Vandecasteele (41) released from Iran after 15 months of imprisonment

Olivier Vandecasteele, the Belgian NGO employee who had been imprisoned in Iran since February 26 last year, has been released. He has taken off in Iran, after spending fifteen months in an Iranian prison. Vandecasteele was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 40 years and 74 lashes after what was called a mock trial.

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