Iran Sentences Belgian Aid Worker To 28 Years In Jail: Report
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The 41-year-old was arrested in Iran at the end of February and was at one point being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, reportedly suspected of spying.
Iranian authorities have imposed a 28-year sentence on jailed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, a spokesman for his family said Wednesday.
The 41-year-old was arrested in Iran at the end of February and was at one point being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, reportedly suspected of spying.
Belgium and Mr Vandecasteele's family insist he is innocent, effectively held as a hostage in Tehran's efforts to force Belgium to release an Iranian agent convicted of terrorism.
"The family are devastated," spokesman Olivier Van Steirtegem told AFP, after the Belgian government informed the family of the news.
