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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Bart Biesemans

Freed Belgian aid worker lost weight, not sense of humour, during Iran ordeal

Olivier Van Steirtegem, family friend of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, shows to the press a newspaper following Oliver's release in Brussels, Belgium, May 27, 2023.REUTERS/ Johanna Geron

Freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele lost 30 kg (66 lb) but not his sense of humour during over a year in an Iranian jail, his spokesman said on Saturday following his release in a prisoner swap.

Vandecasteele arrived back in Belgium on Friday from Iran where he had been accused of spying and sentenced earlier this year to 40 years in prison and 74 lashes.

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