Journalist Peter Greste speaks about Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s release - NEWS.com.au

Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert will never have a normal life following her release from an Iranian prison, journalist Peter Greste warns.

Mr Greste was imprisoned in Egypt for more than two years with two other Al Jazeera journalists before he was deported following a retrial.

Speaking on Sunrise, Mr Greste said you couldn’t experience something as traumatising like an extended period of imprisonment and simply pick up where you left off.

“It’s going to be impossible, there is no normal after something like this,” Mr Greste said.

“You have changed, the people around you have changed, the world has changed, and it’s just impossible to go back to the life you had before.”

RELATED : Aussie reveals ‘injustices’ of harsh prison

Mr Greste said he spent a lot of time grieving the life he couldn’t get back before realising he had to build a life moving forward.

“That is on top of all of the really dark, complex emotions that she is going to be going through as she processes the really traumatic time she has spent inside that Iranian cell,” he said.

“She made the same distinction I made, that the people of the nation weren’t the same as the individuals who were responsible for putting me in prison and the institutions that put me there.

“I think that’s a very healthy response to what has happened.”

RELATED Aussie reveals ‘injustices’ of harsh prison

Dr Moore-Gilbert was released from an Iranian prison this week after spending more than two years behind bars over allegations of espionage.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday refused to confirm that her release was part of a prisoner swap involving up to three Iranian men convicted of terrorism charges after they were part of an attempt to assassinate Israeli diplomats in Bangkok in 2012.

Wentworth MP Dave Sharma told ABC RN that it was a “complicated effort” involving large numbers of officials and sensitive discussions with nations over many months.

“I am certainly glad that we did all we could and we turned over every leaf possible to ensure that we got Kylie Moore-Gilbert home,” he said.

“We didn’t release anyone from Australian custody in exchange for Kylie.

“Whether other countries release nationals is a matter for those countries.”

However, the former ambassador to Israel did not hold back on his criticism of Iran.

“The Iranian regime is not a nice one, it’s not a good one,” Mr Sharma said.

“It supports terrorist groups abroad, it executes gays in its own domestic population, it chants death to Israel periodically.

“This is not a constructive or a nice regime to deal with, but it is the regime that we had to deal with to get Kylie home.”

Let's block ads! (Why?)

https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMilgFodHRwczovL3d3dy5uZXdzLmNvbS5hdS9uYXRpb25hbC9wb2xpdGljcy9qb3VybmFsaXN0LXBldGVyLWdyZXN0ZS1zcGVha3MtYWJvdXQta3lsaWUtbW9vcmVnaWxiZXJ0cy1yZWxlYXNlL25ld3Mtc3RvcnkvYTNjNWFjNzI1YWQ1YWQ4MTc5YzJlYzY1Y2M5YmMxNDLSAZYBaHR0cHM6Ly9hbXAubmV3cy5jb20uYXUvbmF0aW9uYWwvcG9saXRpY3Mvam91cm5hbGlzdC1wZXRlci1ncmVzdGUtc3BlYWtzLWFib3V0LWt5bGllLW1vb3JlZ2lsYmVydHMtcmVsZWFzZS9uZXdzLXN0b3J5L2EzYzVhYzcyNWFkNWFkODE3OWMyZWM2NWNjOWJjMTQy?oc=5

2020-11-27 00:30:53Z
52781207209058

Bagikan Berita Ini