Sky News Australia published this video item, entitled “National Intelligence head’s secret mission secured Australian academic’s release” – below is their description.
The head of Australia’s intelligence community has reportedly played a crucial role in securing the release of Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert from an Iranian prison. The Australian revealed National Intelligence Director-General Nick Warner led a secret year-long effort to secure a prisoner swap deal. The deal involved high level negotiations with the Thai and Iranian governments. Ms Moore-Gilbert was serving a 10-year sentence on trumped up espionage charges. Iranian authorities detained her after discovering she had been in a relationship with an Iranian citizen.
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