Iranian authorities release French national Louis Arnaud, imprisoned for over 20 months

Iranian authorities release French national Louis Arnaud, imprisoned for over 20 months

PARIS (AP) — French national Louis Arnaud has arrived in France after being released by Iran where he was imprisoned for over 20 months for allegedly taking part in nationwide protests. Arnaud was greeted at Paris-Le-Bourget airport by his family and France’s foreign affairs minister. Arnaud had been arrested in September 2022 along with other Europeans. French media reported that Arnaud, a consultant in his 30s, was accused of having taken part…

Iranian authorities release French national Louis Arnaud, imprisoned for over 20 months

French national Louis Arnaud has arrived in France after being released by Iran where he was imprisoned for over 20 months for allegedly taking part in nationwide protests.

The French hostage Louis Arnaud, who had been detained in Iran since September 2022, arrived in France on Thursday, June 13, after his release on Wednesday, according to images broadcast live on television.

French citizen Louis Arnaud held in Iran arrives in Paris

PARIS: French citizen Louis Arnaud returned to Paris Thursday after being held in Iran since September 2022 and sentenced last year to five years in jail on national security charges. Emerging from a small plane at Le Bourget airport outside Paris, a visibly tired but smiling Arnaud shook hands with Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne before embracing his parents, according to images aired on television. Arnaud linked arms with his relatives as…

The French hostage Louis Arnaud, detained in Iran since September 2022, has been released, President Emmanuel Macron announced on the social network X. He urged Tehran to release “without delay” the three other French people still detained in the country. “Louis Arnaud is free. He will be in France tomorrow after being incarcerated for too long in Iran,” the president said. He also thanked the Omani authorities and all those who contributed to t…