Exchange prisoners? Thailand frees 3 Iranians after Iranian government frees Australian academics

Thai authorities release three Iranian men jailed for bombing plans in Bangkok. Eight years ago, after Iran released Kylie Moore-Gilbert. Australian scholar of British descent

Iranian media reported. The release of Iranian prisoners was part of an exchange with a young academic detained for spying. That she denied

However, Thai prison officials told BBC Thai that two Iranians were not released in exchange for anyone. But he was sent back to be punished in the country of origin. That foreign prisoners have the right to apply and reduce congestion in Thai prisons The other received a pardon

Later, Ayat Sinthoppan, director general of the Department of Corrections, said that Thailand has a total of 38 countries in prison transfer treaties, including Iran. In principle, the transfer must be the consent of the 3 parties, namely the convicted person, the country of the transferee. And the country of transfer In accordance with the Law on International Cooperation Practices in the Execution of Criminal Sentences

In this case, the detainee informed the embassy that he had requested help with the transfer of himself to Iran. The embassy will ask your government again whether or not it accepts the transfer of the inmates. Because the transfer will incur a transportation cost for which the prisoner or the assignee will be responsible. If the country accepts the transfer, it will send the matter to the Department of Correction through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Two Iranians, Masood Seda Ghatsadeh and Saed Moradi, were deported. While Mohammad Casa Ae received a pardon in August.

Thai and Israeli authorities believe that the failed bomb plan Attacks on Israeli diplomats in Thailand

Thairath Online reported that the incident occurred on the afternoon of February 14, 2012, when suddenly there was the sound of a boom. Shophouse area No. 66, inside Soi Pridi Banomyong 31, Sukhumvit 71 Road. Another boom followed. In front of the house number 144 and at one point the last outbreak occurred in front of the Kasem Pittaya school. All of this happened within minutes of each other. And all lit up in the same alley After the last explosion sounded.

Moradi was sentenced to life in prison for attempted murder after throwing bombs at police while trying to escape. And he lost a leg to the bomb the moment Casa Ae was arrested at the airport and sentenced to 15 years.

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The news of the exchange was first published on the Young Journalists Club news website. What is a website linked to state television channels

This website states that “Iranian businessman AND two other Iranian nationals who were detained abroad with free trials. He was released in exchange for a two-country spy named Kylie. Moore – Gilbert Who worked for the Zionist movement”

The videos recorded in the exchange were published by the state television IRIB. And rusty sites In which this story has no audio commentary But it’s just a Moore-Gilbert photo. Who is a professor at the University of Melbourne? He was wearing a gray hijab and a van to pick him up while three Iranians were well received by the authorities.

Moore-Gilbert said that leaving Iran after two years made sense. “Bittersweet” for her, saying the whole experience was confined “Long-lasting and traumatic”

Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia declined to comment on whether the prisoner swap took place. But he said no one was released from Australia.

The Australian government did not provide clarification on the context of its publication. And some have noted that the Australian government may have convinced Iran. Which has been criticized as “Using hostages for diplomatic tactics”

Australian Foreign Minister Maris Payne said she was “very pleased and relieved” by this statement, that “the results of the diplomatic negotiations with the Iranian government” were not referred to as an exchange with the three prisoners.

Moore – Gilbert Traveled to Iran in the year He was struck for an Australian passport before being detained at Tehran airport. After completing the seminar

In a letter secretly taken from prison, the Cambridge University graduate professor said: “She was never a spy” and was concerned for her own mental health. He said he had rejected Iran’s offer to want her to be a spy.

“I am not a spy. I was never a spy and he does not plan to work for any secret organization in any country,” he said.

In the past years There are foreigners AND Iranians who have dual citizenship Many people were arrested. Many were accused of spies. Several human rights groups have accused Iran of negotiating issues with other countries.

Among them was Ms. Nasanin Sagari-Ratcliff British charity official of Iranian descent. She was arrested on espionage charges in 2016, which she has always denied.