Iran has temporarily released more than 54,000 prisoners in an effort to combat the spread of the new coronavirus disease in crowded jails.

Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told reporters that the inmates were granted furlough after testing negative for Covid-19 and posting bail.

"Security prisoners" sentenced to more than five years will not be let out.

The jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe may be freed soon, according to a British MP.

Tulip Siddiq cited the Iranian ambassador to the UK as saying that Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe "may be released on furlough today or tomorrow".
Her husband said on Saturday that he believed she had contracted Covid-19 at Tehran's Evin prison and that authorities were refusing to test her.

But Mr Esmaili insisted on Monday that Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe had subsequently been in contact with her family and "told them about her good health".

Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe was jailed for five years in 2016 after being convicted of espionage charges that she has denied. The UK has also insisted she is innocent.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We call on the Iranian government to immediately allow health professionals into Evin prison to assess the situation of British-Iranian dual nationals there."

Source : https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-middle-east-51723398

54,000 more jihadist released into the world

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44 thousand will later signup with allahu akbar so they don't miss out on 14 virgins in heaven, commiting atrocities here and there all 4 allahu akbar

Buhari should use this opportunity to free more Boko Haram members. Coronavirus will be a more acceptable excuse than repentance.

This Iran dey do like say na their country coronavirus breakout from

Hope the virus does not unleash anarchy in the world.

You can imagine how devastating this virus is to the point where they are releasing prisoners from jail.
Coronavirus has done more damage to Iran and China than Trump's trade sanctions.