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Swedish Court upholds life sentence in Iran Executions Case

Protesters celebrate the guilty verdict of Hamid Noury in Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 19, 2023. [Reuters]

A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday upheld a guilty verdict and life sentence given to a former Iranian official convicted last year for his part in a mass execution of political prisoners in Iran in 1988.

In 2022, the Stockholm District Court ruling found Hamid Noury guilty of murder and serious crimes against international law, drawing strong criticism from Iran, which said the verdict was politically motivated.

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