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Iran confirms it arrested Swedish citizen
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https://www.dw.com/en/iran-confirms-it-arrested-swedish-citizen/a-66794005
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Tehran confirmed on Tuesday that it was holding a Swedish national who it accused of “committing crimes” in Iran.
“This Swedish citizen has committed crimes in the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” judiciary spokesman Massoud Setayeshi said.
Last week, the European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, confirmed that Johan Floderus had been held captive in Iran for over 500 days.
Several Western governments have accused Iran of arresting foreign nationals in order to obtain concessions.
“Johan Floderus is arbitrarily detained and should therefore be released immediately,” it said, adding that “this has been conveyed to the Iranian authorities.”
In July, Tehran announced that it had arrested an unspecified man on suspicion of espionage, weeks after an Iranian citizen received a life term in Sweden for his role in mass executions in 1988.
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