"It is with bittersweet feelings that I depart your country, despite the injustices which I have been subjected to," the 33-year-old Australian-British academic said. "I came to Iran as a friend and with friendly intentions, and depart Iran with those sentiments not only still intact, but strengthened."
"Our family sincerely thanks the Australian government for its sustained efforts to secure Kylie's freedom, in particular Marise Payne, Lyndall Sachs and Scott Morrison." Hours after speaking to Moore-Gilbert on the phone on Thursday morning during her return travel to Australia, Morrison said the effort to secure the academic's release was nothing short of a "miracle".
The Melbourne University academic's release came as the result of a prisoner exchange of Saeed Moradi, Mohammad Khazaei and Masoud Sedaghat Zadeh -. The PM said the prisoner swap deal would not put any Australians at risk.
As PM use the word ‘miracle’ is trivializing the effort those ppl worked so hard behind the scene to secure her release and is dumb! auspol
Congratulations on your freedom and thanks to all efforts of the Aust govt and the opposition for campaigning for your release.
From the U.K. Guardian ‘Her release was engineered in what Iran – but not Australia – acknowledged was an exchange for three men convicted of an attempted terrorist attack on Thai soil.’
Was she swapped for terrorists?
So we swapped prisoners for a hostage, I hope none of them were terrorists.
Australian-British academic? Is she a dual citizen of Australia and Britain? A migrant in Britain or Australia? Or an Australian citizen of foreign British ancestry like PM ScoMo?
no body cares
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