Kylie Moore-Gilbert has thanked her friends and supporters for their “incredible efforts” in campaigning for her release from an Iranian prison.
The 33-year-old British-Australian was released last Wednesday, and touched down in Canberra on Friday afternoon.
She had served two years and three months of a 10-year prison sentence after being arrested on allegations of spying, which she and the Australian government have strenuously denied.
In a statement posted online on Tuesday afternoon, Dr Moore-Gilbert said she was blown away by the support she has received.
“To my dear friends and supporters, I honestly do not know where to start or how I can ever thank you for all your incredible efforts to campaign for my release,” she wrote in a statement posted on the ‘Free Kylie Moore-Gilbert’ account run by friends and colleagues.
“I am totally blown away by everything you have done for me, I honestly have no words to express the depth of my gratitude and how touched I am.
“I can’t tell you how heartening it was to hear that my friends and colleagues were speaking up and hadn’t forgotten me.”
Dr Moore-Gilbert said the support she received gave her hope and strength to endure what “seemed like a never-ending, unrelenting nightmare”.
“My freedom is truly your victory. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!”
The statement was accompanied with a photo of Dr Moore-Gilbert taken at Doha airport in Qatar shortly after her release.
“In the end, love was enough,” the group wrote. “She’s safe and home. Bless you all.”
More to come.
