Belgium requests Iran transfer imprisoned Belgian aid worker

FILE PHOTO: Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele's parents Annie and Bernard and sisters Nathalie and Virginie take part in a protest against his detention in Iran, as he was sentenced to 40 years in prison and 74 lashes on charges including spying, in Brussels, Belgium January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium submitted a request to Iran on Tuesday that jailed aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele be sent back to his country, which has agreed a prisoner transfer treaty with Iran.

Belgian Vandecasteele was arrested on a visit to Iran in February 2022 and sentenced in January to 40 years in prison and 74 lashes on charges including spying.