Arrest in #Sweden over 1988 prison massacre in #Iran.
This is what we know so far.
1. A man under the name of Hamid Noury was arrested at Stockholm airport on Saturday 9 November.
2. He is a 58-year old Iranian national.
This is what we know so far.
1. A man under the name of Hamid Noury was arrested at Stockholm airport on Saturday 9 November.
2. He is a 58-year old Iranian national.
3. He is suspected of having participated from a prison outside Tehran in the infamous massacre of thousands of detainees during the summer of 1988.
4. He was brought before a judge this morning (13 November).
5. He claims the wrong person has been arrested.
4. He was brought before a judge this morning (13 November).
5. He claims the wrong person has been arrested.
6. The judge seems to have ordered his detention for an initial period of 1 month.
7. Sweden has jurisdiction over crimes under international law amounting to #WarCrimes and is entitled to act when a suspect is present on its territory.
7. Sweden has jurisdiction over crimes under international law amounting to #WarCrimes and is entitled to act when a suspect is present on its territory.
8. The case is the very first relating to the #1988Massacre.
9. Thousands of bodies are still missing, and victims have never obtained any kind of justice.
10. Were a trial to take place in Sweden... wow, that would be huge!
#UniversalJurisdiction
9. Thousands of bodies are still missing, and victims have never obtained any kind of justice.
10. Were a trial to take place in Sweden... wow, that would be huge!
#UniversalJurisdiction
11. Activists say they have documents proving that the man served as a judge at the Gohardasht prison on the outskirts of the city of Karaj west of the capital Tehran.
rferl.org/a/iranian-nati…
rferl.org/a/iranian-nati…
12. A few former political prisoners took part in interviews with Persian-speaking television channels in London on Wednesday and said Nouri was involved in their torture and trial. en.radiofarda.com/a/sweden-jails…
13. Interesting info about how #HumanRights activists and lawyers partnered to monitor the movements of the suspect and have him arrested in #Sweden, and how confident they are about the amount of evidence against him. #Iran #1988Massacre iranwire.com/en/features/64…
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