Sister of Olivier Vandecasteele: “I realize that release is not immediately”

Nevertheless, she is cautiously positive after the Constitutional Court on Friday evening failed to nullify the treaty, which allows an exchange between Belgian and Iranian prisoners.

Olivier is the aid worker from Aalbeke who has been held in an Iranian cell for more than a year now. His sister Nathalie hopes that the arrest will also improve his living conditions in the Iranian cell. Olivier himself does not yet know about the judgment, because the family has not had any contact with him since January 20.

In exchange for Olivier’s release, Belgium could transfer Iranian dummy diplomat Assadolah Assadi to Iran. In 2021, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in our country for his role in a – foiled – terrorist attack in Paris. N-VA and Vlaams Belang are surprised at this possibility. They fear that European security could be jeopardized in this way.

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