The war between Iran and Israel revives the concerns of the families of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris. The couple has been selected hostage in Iran for three years in difficult conditions of detention. If the fight of their loved ones to bring them back to France has never weakened, the latter are particularly concerned about recent events in Iran.
And for good reason: families have been without news from the hostages since DLS strikes against Evin prison in Tehran, where the two French people would be detained. Anne-Laure Paris, daughter of the 72-year-old retired professor, joined the family of Cécile Kohler for the first time during a press conference relayed by Le Figarothis Friday, June 27. “I’m afraid for my father’s life, I don’t know where he is”she said first. She then asked “Specific answers” on the situation of his father.
The two families also jointly demanded life proofs, as well as the release of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris. “Take them from there, bring them home, it’s a vital emergency”insisted Anne-Laure Paris against journalists.
“Psychological torture”
On Monday, June 23, an Israeli strike targeted Evin prison in Tehran, where the two French are imprisoned. The Iranian judiciary said he had “Transferred” detainees after these bombings who killed and injured several people, including “Staff, civilian visitors and prisoners”.
For his part, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, assured that Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris “Would not have been affected”taking up the information transmitted by Tehran.
Not enough to reassure families, who doubt the sincerity of the Iranian regime. “The Iranian authorities are manipulative, we know something”Pointe Noémie, sister of Cécile Kohler. Over the years, relatives of the hostages have received contradictory information on an imminent release or a particularly severe conviction. A real “Psychological torture”finally accuses Noémie Kohler.
