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Iran Releases French-German Cyclist Lennart Monterlos
Lennart Monterlos was acquitted of espionage charges and freed amid advancing prisoner swap talks involving French detainees held by Iran, which holds about 20 Europeans, officials said.
- Lennart Monterlos was released from detention in Iran and returned to France, according to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
- Monterlos faced espionage charges after his arrest in June but was acquitted, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
- France demands the release of nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, held in Iran since 2022, alleging arbitrary detention.
- Discussions for the release of all three prisoners are ongoing, with Iran's Foreign Minister suggesting a potential exchange involving an Iranian student in France.
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The Franco-German cyclotourist, who was arrested in June in Iran, arrived this Thursday morning at the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport.
Iran releasesFranco-German accused of spying
Iran has released a 19-year-old Franco-German national days after throwing out spying charges against him, France's foreign minister told AFP on Wednesday. Lennart Monterlos is the latest French national to be released from Iranian detention this year, even as others remain in custody. "Lennart Monterlos is free," said Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, with sources close to the case saying the young man would travel to France on Thursday. Monte…
The German-French Lennart Monterlos, who was imprisoned in Iran, was released from prison and returned to France.
Iran released a 19-year-old young man with double French-German citizenship, a few days after he gave up on spy charges against him, announced the French Foreign Minister, according to The Guardian. ...
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