Iran Summons Swedish Ambassador, Demanding End of Hamid Nouri Trial and His Release
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Sweden’s ambassador in Tehran to formally declare the “strong protest” of the Islamic Republic regarding Hamid Nouri’s trial and the prosecutor’s charges in that country, while demanding the release of the defendant accused of executions in summer 1988.
The assistant to the foreign minister and director general of Western Europe at Iran’s Foreign Ministry told Mathias Lentz, Sweden’s ambassador, that the trial process and detention of Hamid Nouri was “completely illegal” and “under the influence of false and fabricated actions and suggestions” by the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization.
This official from the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry described Hamid Nouri’s trial as “political theater” and demanded the release of the former administrator of Gohardasht Prison in Karaj.
Iran’s reaction comes after Swedish prosecutors on February 27 requested a life sentence for Hamid Nouri. The Swedish prosecutor made this request after presenting its final arguments in the case demanding Hamid Nouri’s conviction, accusing him of “war crimes” and “intentional murder.”
No final verdict in Nouri’s case has been issued yet, and his trial will continue in the coming days with the presentation of final arguments by his lawyers.
Hamid Nouri was detained in November 2019 after entering Sweden. He is accused of participating in the execution of political prisoners in summer 1967. The former Gohardasht Prison administrator has rejected the charges and called them “fabricated and unsubstantiated.”
Following the request for a life sentence for Hamid Nouri, Sweden’s Foreign Ministry asked its citizens to refrain from making “unnecessary trips” to Iran.
The ministry announced on February 27 that this warning was issued due to “changes in the security situation.”
Source: Radio Farda
