Tehran condemns 'political' Swedish verdict on ex-Iran official over executions

Iran has condemned a decision by a Swedish court handed a life sentence to a former Iranian prison official for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents

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The New Arab Staff & Agencies

14 July, 2022

Hamid Noury, 61, was convicted in Sweden [Getty]

Tehran on Thursday dismissed as "political" a Swedish court verdict sentencing a former Iranian prison official to life for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents.

Hamid Noury, 61, was convicted in Sweden of a "serious crime against international law" and "murder" in the first trial related to the mass executions.

Tehran "strongly condemns this political statement, which consists of making unfounded and fabricated accusations against Iran and its judicial system, along with the life sentence against Hamid Noury", Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement.