60-year-old Hamid Noury, who has been imprisoned in Sweden since landing at Arlanda in November 2019, arrived in court in Stockholm in light clothes, along with two defenders.
The indictment against the man is linked to mass executions in Iran between July 30 and August 16, 1988. The Iranian worked high up in the Gohardasht prison in Karaj, near Tehran.
The trial is one of the largest cases of international branching before any Swedish court. It will last for three days, and the verdict is expected in April 2022. Noury is accused of being part of a “death committee” that sentenced thousands to death.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the courthouse, and several held up pictures of those killed. It is estimated that around 5,000 people were killed. Most of those executed were from the left-wing opposition People’s Mujahedin (MEK).
The 60-year-old denies all the accusations and denies that he was involved in mass executions.
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