Iranian authorities have returned the passport of a UK lady who has been detained within the nation for nearly six years, elevating hopes of progress in negotiations towards her launch.
Charity employee Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe stays at her mother and father’ residence in Tehran, mentioned Tulip Siddiq, her native lawmaker within the UK.
“I also understand that there is a British negotiating team in Tehran right now,” Siddiq mentioned on Twitter.
“I will keep posting updates as I get them.”
Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has twin UK-Iranian citizenship, served 5 years in jail after being taken into custody at Tehran’s airport in April 2016.
She was later convicted of plotting the overthrow of Iran’s authorities, a cost that she, her supporters and rights teams deny.
She has been held beneath home arrest and unable to depart the nation since her launch.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s native lawyer, Hojjat Kermani, additionally advised The Associated Press she had acquired her British passport. However, Kermani mentioned she remained banned from leaving the nation.
“We hope that these negotiations will be concluded soon,” he mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
