Louis Arnaud

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Louis Arnaud
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Louis Arnaud
NationalityFrench
OccupationBanking consultant
Known forArrested on charges of "propaganda" against the Iranian regime and "undermining the security of the Iranian government

Louis Arnaud is a French banking consultant. [1] He was arrested on charges of "propaganda" against the Iranian regime and "undermining the security of the Iranian government" by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during the Mahsa Amini protests on September 28, 2022. [2]

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Arrests

Arnaud began his journey with the aim of discovering the cultural diversity of the world. After traveling to Italy, Greece, Turkey, Georgia and Armenia, he reached Iran. [3] On September 28, 2022, Arnaud was arrested by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and moved to the Evin prison. [4] [5] He was arrested on charges of "propaganda" against the Iranian regime and "undermining the security of the Iranian government" during the Mahsa Amini protests. [6] [7]

France announced that a court in Iran has sentenced Arnaud, a French citizen, to five years in prison. [8] [9] On Wednesday, November 17, 2022, one of the spokespersons of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs called this sentence "unacceptable" and emphasized that this French citizen was deprived of the right to have a lawyer during the proceedings. [10] [11] The spokesperson of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that there is no evidence to prove Arnaud's accusations. [12] [13]

Reactions

Shortly after the release of the statement of the mother of this French prisoner in Iran, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs "strongly" condemned the sentence issued to him. [14] [15]

In the statement of the French Foreign Ministry, emphasizing the "unacceptability" of Mr. Arnaud's imprisonment, it is stated: "We demand his immediate release, as well as all the French who have been arbitrarily detained in Iran." [16] [17]

Arnaud's support committee held a protest rally in Paris on the September 28, this year on the anniversary of his arrest with the presence of 200 people. [18] [19]

An online petition calling for the release of a Arnaud detained in Iran since September has collected more than 100,000 signatures. [20] [21]

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  2. ↑ "Traveler, 35, among French citizens detained in Iran: Parents". Al Arabiya. 2023-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Candles for French Tourist Marking 36th Birthday in Iranian Prison". IranWire. 2023-09-07.
  4. ↑ "Parents of French prisoner in Iran call on Europe to do more". euronews. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  5. ↑ "Frenchman Held in Iran Sentenced to Five Years in Prison". IranWire. 2023-11-08.
  6. ↑ "Iran jails French tourist for 5 years on national security charges; appeal filed". Times of Israel. 2023-11-08.
  7. ↑ "Iran : le Français Louis Arnaud condamné à 5 ans de prison". Yahoo News (in French). 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  8. ↑ "Iran sentences Frenchman Louis Arnaud to five years on national security charges". France 24. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  9. ↑ RFE/RL. "Family Says French Traveler Sentenced By Iranian Court To 5 Years In Prison". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  10. ↑ "Iran: French national sentenced to 5 years in jail". Le Monde.fr. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  11. ↑ "'Simple citizen of the world' among French detainees in Iran". France 24. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  12. ↑ "France slams Louis Arnaud jail sentence in Iran – DW – 11/08/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  13. ↑ "France Slams Five-Year Sentence For Citizen Held In Iran". Iran International. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  14. ↑ "France says five-year conviction for citizen held in Iran 'unacceptable'". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  15. ↑ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "France Says Iran's Jailing Of French National 'Unacceptable'". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  16. ↑ "Iran: French tourist Louis Arnaud jailed for five years". BBC. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  17. ↑ à 13h25, Par Le Parisien avec AFP Le 8 novembre 2023 (2023-11-08). "Détenu en Iran, Louis Arnaud, un voyageur français de 35 ans, condamné à 5 ans de prison". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ "Petition to free Frenchman detained in Iran gathers over 100,000 signatures". RFI. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  19. ↑ "Protest in Paris Demands Release of French Citizens Detained in Iran". IranWire. 2024-03-25.
  20. ↑ "Petition to Free Frenchman Jailed in Iran for over 300 Days". IranWire. 2023-08-02.
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