Iran has sentenced Franco-Irish citizen Bernard Phelan to 6.5 years in prison for 'providing information to another country', his sister said in a statement, adding that her 64-year-old brother was at risk of dying in custody.
Phelan, a tourism consultant, was detained in early October as anti-government protests spread across the country.His sister said his eye sight had now worsened and that he was at risk of dying.
A spokesperson for Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs said the government was extremely concerned about the case, especially given Phelan’s ill health.Phelan's sentence comes just days after a second French national, Benjamin Briere, who has been held since May 2020 after being sentenced to eight years, was cleared of all charges and ordered to be released from prison, his lawyer said in a statement on March 2.
Rights groups have accused Iran of trying to extract concessions from other countries through such arrests. Iran, which does not recognise dual nationality, denies taking prisoners to gain diplomatic leverage.
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