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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Iranian convicted of inciting terrorism in France returns to Iran after prisoner swap

Esfandiari said the court's verdict was ’unjust’ and she ‘had done nothing other than stating the truth’ - (AP)

An Iranian national convicted in France on charges of inciting terrorism went back to Iran Wednesday, a week after two French nationals detained in Tehran returned to France.

Mahdieh Esfandiari was sentenced to one year in prison in February with an additional three-year suspended sentence, along with a permanent ban from French territory, over comments she made about the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. She appealed the decision.

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