DW:

Authorities in Iran have released an Austrian jailed in the northeast of the country. Christian Weber was arrested at around the same time as a wave of protests hit the country.

The website of Iran's judiciary on Tuesday said Austrian citizen Christian Weber had been freed and handed over to his own country's embassy.

Weber was arrested at about the same time that a months-long nationwide wave of protests shook Iran after the death in custody of Iranian-Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini.

"Austrian citizen Christian Weber, imprisoned in West Azerbaijan province, was released from prison in accordance with Islamic mercy," the judiciary said, according to the Mizan Online website.

Mizan said Weber had been convicted after "committing crimes" in Iran, although it did not specify what those crimes were.

"After his release, the convict was handed over to the Austrian ambassador for his departure," it added.

While Austria confirmed in October 2022 that a citizen had been arrested in Iran, it said the charges were "unrelated" to the protests.

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