They are prosecuted in Sweden for the 1988 massacres in Iran.

They are prosecuted in Sweden for the 1988 massacres in Iran.

An Iranian man arrested at Arlanda Airport over the weekend will today be prosecuted for participating in the 1988 massacres of thousands of political prisoners in Iran. It has been identified as Hamid Nouri, born 1961, and is to be prosecuted in Stockholm (case number B15255-19) for, among other things, international law violations.



"The 58-year-old man was arrested in his absence and arrested immediately upon arrival," reports Svt with reference to police.

"He has now been arrested on probable cause for international crimes committed during the period from July 28 to August 31, 1988 in Karaj, Iran," reports Svt.

One must have been found in Sweden to visit relatives, according to TT.

Thousands of political prisoners were executed in Iranian regime prisons around Iran in the summer of 1988 following a fatwa from the clergy's founder and supreme leader, Khomeini. The UN Special Iran Reporter documented these extrajudicial mass executions in a report to the UN General Assembly in August 2017.

Amnesty has described the massacre as an ongoing crime against humanity that the UN should investigate.

Thousands of deaths affecting victims are still unregistered. Across the country, thousands of missing bodies are buried in unidentified mass graves, Amnesty wrote in a statement on August 28 this year. The statement urged the international community to close its eyes on the 1988 massacres in Iran.

"For more than 30 years, the Iranian authorities have refused to officially acknowledge that these mass graves exist and where they are located. This has thus caused endless suffering for families who are still seeking answers about their missing loved ones, ”Amnesty added in his statement.

“It is wrong to see the 1988 mass executions as historical events. The enforced disappearances are ongoing and 30 years later the victims 'families continue to be plagued by anxiety and uncertainty over their near and dear ones' fate, ”said Philip Luther, research and policy manager for Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa Division.

Amnesty also criticized the Iranian regime's former Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi after he openly defended this massacre earlier this year.