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INSANE: Iran sentences belgian aid worker to 28 years in prison e9163d61 2fbd 44d0 b97a c26d745cd7dc | Rare Historical Photos

Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandencasteele has been sentenced to 28 years in prison by an Iranian court © RTBF

Iran has imposed a 28-year jail term on a Belgian aid worker, stirring a bitter debate over a stalled prisoner exchange treaty between Tehran and Brussels.

Belgian ministers briefed 41-year-old Olivier Vandecasteele's distraught family late Tuesday after learning about the sentence from a call with Iran's justice minister.

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