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May 26, 2023 · Belgium and Iran have carried out a prisoner swap involving Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele and Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi. The Belgian prime minister announced that Mr ...
Olivier Vandecasteele is an experienced Belgian humanitarian aid worker who was arbitrarily arrested and taken state hostage in Iran on 24 February 2022. Following a sham trial, he was firstly sentenced to 28 years in December 2022, then sentenced to 40 years in prison and 74 lashes in January 2023. [ 1 ]
Olivier Vandecasteele: Belgian aid worker freed in exchange for Iranian diplomat. Reuters. A court in Iran sentenced Olivier Vandecasteele to 40 years in prison after convicting him on spying charges.
Jan 10, 2023 · Olivier Vandecasteele was convicted of espionage against Iran, collaborating with the US government, smuggling foreign currency and money laundering. He denied any wrongdoing and Belgium condemned ...
Dec 14, 2022 · BBC News. Iran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to 28 years in prison on unknown charges, his family has said. Olivier Vandecasteele, 41, was arrested during a brief visit to Tehran in February ...
Jul 5, 2022 · BBC News. Olivier Van Steirtegem. Olivier Vandecasteele was arrested when he returned to Tehran for a brief visit in February. Iran has held Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele in isolation ...
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Jul 5, 2022 · A close friend for over 20 years, Olivier Van Steirtegem told the BBC that the aid worker was arrested by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and taken to Tehran's notorious Evin prison, where he has ...
