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The 2 Swedes who had been exchanged in a prisoner swap with Iran yesterday have arrived of their house nation. This was introduced by the workplace of the Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. He says the 2, Swedish EU diplomat Johan Floderus and Sweden’s Saeed Azizi, have skilled “hell on earth”.
The Swedes had been changed by the Iranian Hamid Nouri. He served a life sentence in Sweden for his involvement within the execution of lots of of opposition members of the Iranian regime within the Eighties.
Floderus was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of spying for and conspiring with Israel, in addition to “spreading destruction on earth”. The latter cost may have earned him the dying penalty. He was in Iran as a vacationer. Azizi has been in custody since November 2023.
Iran apparently picked up the 2 to make use of as bargaining chips throughout talks about Nouri’s launch. Iran extra typically detains foreigners after which makes use of them in negotiations with Western international locations. Kristersson additionally spoke of “punishment in a cynical negotiation recreation”.
The three launched prisoners had been first taken to Muscat, the capital of Oman, and from there they left for his or her house nation. The 2 Swedes met once they arrived relations and Prime Minister Kristersson.
2024-06-15 23:08:31
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