In comments aired Tuesday by CNN-affiliate Sky News Australia, Kylie Moore-Gilbert also criticized the Australian Australian government’s efforts to use “quiet diplomacy” to free her.
Moore-Gilbert told Sky News that her first room had a “two meter by two meter bx”, which did not have a toilet.
“I would say (that) extreme solitary confinement room, designed to break you. It’s mental torture.” “There were a few moments in the opening period that made me feel broken, I felt like I had to endure another day of this, you know, if I could kill myself.”
He said he was beaten once by prison guards and forcibly injected with a tranquilizer against his will.
Moore-Gilbert said his allegations of being a spy were “crazy.” “There is no evidence for me to be a spy for any country. Even the Revolutionary Guards could not work out which country I was spying on,” he said in an interview.
She said that when she was detained, Iranian officials told her they would release her if she prepared to spy.
“I don’t think they were particularly interested in spying for Australia, they used me for my educational status as a cover story and for traveling to other Middle Eastern countries and possibly European countries, maybe America, I don’t know,” she said. Said.
Criticism of ‘quiet diplomacy’
During her interview with Sky News, Moore-Gilbert said she found out during her detention that the media was aware of her situation, but was initially told not to report the story by the Australian Australian government.
“The line run by the government was that trying to find a diplomatic solution behind the scenes with Iran was the best way for me to get out,” he said. “And the media will complicate matters and anger Iran …
Moore-Gilbert said she was grateful to the Australian government for their help in freeing her from prison. However, she was not convinced that so-called quiet diplomacy was the right approach, as her condition in prison improved after her name was announced by the press in 2019.
“I noticed that I paid more attention to my health and my conditions, so I definitely saw the benefit. And I’m not sure the arguments of quiet diplomacy make a claim in such a case, although each case is different.” Said.
In a news conference on Wednesday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he was impressed by Moore-Gilbert’s bravery and courage, but was unaware of his sporadic incidents.
He said, “I am aware of these issues and have been directly involved in many decisions, in fact, all those decisions that ultimately ended in securing his release.”
“And I know Kylie Moore-Gilbert appreciates it a lot.”
In a statement to CNN, a spokesman for Australia’s foreign affairs and trade department said they would not speak “in the circumstances of her release”.
Each consular case is complex in nature and is considered individually, with the strategy being formulated on a case-by-case basis, the spokesperson said.
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