Trial of Swedish diplomat for espionage begins in Iran
Kyiv • UNN
Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus has been under investigation in Iran on espionage charges since the spring of 2022, and Sweden and the EU have declared the charges unfounded.
The trial against Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus, who has been imprisoned in Iran since the spring of 2022. This was announced by the Minister of of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Tobias Billström, reports UNN.
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EU official and diplomat Floderus was detained while on vacation in Iran on April 17. on April 17, 2022 on charges of espionage.
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There is no reason to keep Johan Floderus in prison or put him on trial. Both Sweden and the EU have made this very clear to the representatives of Iran
The arrest comes shortly after a man was sentenced to life in prison in Sweden. Iranian Hamid Nouri was sentenced to life in prison in Sweden, and several experts believe that Iran is using the Swede to put pressure on Sweden to to extradite Nouri to Iran.
