By Dermot Hessessey
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian who was jailed in 2016 over allegations to overthrow the Iranian governement has finally been freed.
The 42-year-old's ankle tag has been removed and her house arrest has come to an end, however it is unclear if she can leave the country because of new court case next Sunday.
The British aid worker had been pardoned by Iran’s Supreme Leader last year but has spent the last year under house arrest at her parents’ house in Tehran due to the coronavirus pandemic.
MP for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's constituency Tulip Siddiq warns that the new summons to court next week leaves open the possibility of another five year sentence, revealing that the uncertainty 'has caused her distress.'
MP for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's constituency Tulip Siddiq warns that the new summons to court next week leaves open the possibility of another five year sentence, revealing that the uncertainty 'has caused her distress.' @MaajidNawaz | @TulipSiddiq pic.twitter.com/r6D7u5wR50
— LBC (@LBC) March 7, 2021
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called for Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe to be allowed to return to the UK.
We welcome the removal of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s ankle tag, but Iran’s continued treatment of her is intolerable. She must be allowed to return to the UK as soon as possible to be reunited with her family
— Dominic Raab (@DominicRaab) March 7, 2021
Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested at a Tehran airport in April 2016 as she prepared to head back to Britain with her daughter after a family visit.
Source: Newsday and Agencies