Iran, France Swap Prisoners Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Iran, France Swap Prisoners Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

TEHRAN, Mar 22 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran and France swapped prisoners amid COVID-19 outbreak in both countries.

France released the Iranian engineer, Jalal Ruhollahnejad, who had been detained at the airport in Nice, in 2019, over alleged violations of Washington sanctions against Tehran.

As part of the swap, Iran also released the Frenchman, Roland Gabriel Marchal, on Friday, who was sentenced here to five years in prison, for allegedly acting against the Iranian national security.– NNN-TASNIM

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