NOURNEWS- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani in response to the Swedish court's verdict on Hamid Nouri's dossier, stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran considers the verdict of the primary and appeal courts regarding Mr. Hamid Nouri, an Iranian citizen, to be fundamentally unacceptable and strongly condemns it.
Kanaani stated on Tuesday night that it is a pity that the Swedish court has issued such a destructive judgment without considering the standards of fair proceedings.
“Unfortunately, the Swedish judicial system, by siding with the terrorist groups that have been engaged in the most heinous terrorist and anti-human acts against the people of Iran, Iraq, and even Europe for decades, has harmed the interests of the two nations and the old, historical and deep-rooted relations between the two countries have been put at risk,” he added.
Kanaani continued that based on its inherent duties in defending the rights of its citizens, the Islamic Republic of Iran has used all legal capacities and facilities to free the said citizen from the clutches of injustice and will continue its efforts until the full fulfillment of the rights of its citizens.
The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran reserves its right to take appropriate steps.
An appeals court in Sweden has upheld a life sentence given to a former Iranian official despite repeated objections from Tehran that the verdict is politically-motivated.
The Svea Court of Appeal said in a statement on Tuesday that it “affirmed the judgment… in significant parts” that had been given to Hamid Nouri in July 2022 for his alleged role in cases of human rights violations in Iran.
It described the case brought against Nouri in the initial court proceedings as “robust” and “correct.”
The verdict comes four years after Nouri was arrested at a Stockholm airport based on complaints filed by anti-Iranian groups in Sweden for his alleged role in the death of prisoners in Iran in the 1980s.
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