2024-06-17 06:00:11
Stockholm: Iran and Sweden on Saturday carried out a prisoner swap by which Tehran launched two males, together with an EU diplomat, in change for an Iranian prisoner convicted of battle crimes in Stockholm for his involvement in a 1988 mass execution within the Islamic Republic. Hamid Nouri was arrested by Sweden in 2019 whereas he was visiting the nation as a vacationer, presumably following the detention of two Swedes in Iran. The detention is a part of a long-standing technique adopted by Iran because the 1979 Islamic Revolution to make use of these with overseas ties as pawns in negotiations with Western international locations. Iran’s state tv claimed with out proof that Nouri was “illegally” detained. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described the remedy meted out to diplomats Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi throughout their detention as “hell on earth”.
Iran used Swedish residents as pawns
Kristersen stated, ‘Iran has used these Swedes as pawns for a loopy negotiation aimed toward getting the Iranian citizen Hamid Nouri launched from Sweden.’ He stated that it was already clear that this ‘operation’ would require tough selections, now the federal government has taken these selections. The state information company stated that Oman (Sultanate), positioned on the jap shore of the Arabian Peninsula, mediated in getting the discharge. Oman has lengthy been working as a mediator between Iran and Western international locations.
In 2022, the Stockholm District Courtroom sentenced Nouri to life imprisonment for his position within the homicide. The mass executions happened in 1988 on the finish of Iran’s lengthy battle with Iraq. Worldwide human rights teams estimate that at the very least 5,000 folks have been hanged. The EU’s prime diplomat Josep Borrell has praised the discharge of the 2 males.