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Iran says German freed in prisoner swap
TEHRAN, Feb 18, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Iran said Tuesday that a German held in
Iran has been released as part of a prisoner swap for an Iranian held in
Germany on suspicion of violating US sanctions.
“We announced that we are ready to (release) this German national… on
condition that they (the Germans) do not extradite our citizen to America,”
judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said.
“On Sunday… the Iranian national left Germany and entered Iran, and on
Monday… we released the German national,” he told a televised news
conference.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1512 hrs