US resident freed by Iran to Trump: ‘Get back your hostages’
A Lebanese man and permanent U.S. resident who was
released by Tehran after years in an Iranian prison is urging President Donald
Trump and Western countries to “please get back your hostages.”
In an interview with The Associated Press, Nizar
Zakka says he was subjected to “all kinds of torture,” both physical and
mental, during his nearly four-year detention in the notorious Evin prison in
Tehran.
“Nobody on earth deserves such suffering,” he said
in the 30-minute interview during which he broke down in tears.
Zakka, an information technology expert, was
detained in Iran in September 2015 while trying to fly out of the country. He
was sentenced to 10 years in prison after authorities accused him of being an
American spy — allegations he and his associates vigorously reject.
