Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national on temporary release from a five-year jail sentence, is for the first time under formal consideration for clemency, her family has been told. There is no guarantee that clemency will be granted, or that she will be allowed to return to the UK. All prisoners sentenced for five years or less were given temporary release, permitting half of all Iran’s political prisoners to be freed. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe pictured with her ankle brace Photograph: Free Nazanin Campaign/PAThe potential offer of clemency, relayed to Nazanin’s father by the prison authorities at the weekend, will be recommended to the Iranian prosecutor general’s office. “The supreme leader can refuse a recommendation not to grant clemency, or can follow it and specify that Nazanin not be granted.

Source: The Guardian March 29, 2020 16:02 UTC