“Belgian Humanitarian’s Release from Iran: A Story of Triumph and Belgi-tude”

2023-05-27 10:52:20

He has nothing “lost his belgitude”. Barely released by Iran on Friday, Belgian humanitarian Olivier Vandecasteele immediately returned to a typically Belgian tradition to savor his newfound freedom. During a press conference, one of his relatives as well as the lawyers revealed some details regarding his first hours, following 455 days of captivity.

“He was very thirsty when he arrived, so we had a beer. He hasn’t lost his belgitude and he’s regaining a taste for life”testified Olivier Van Steirtegem, friend of the humanitarian and become spokesperson for the family. “A long work of reconstruction begins. It will be a second fight and only he will decide when he wants to share this experience”said Olivier Van Steirtegem.

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