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2023-12-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran accuses jailed Swedish EU diplomat of conspiring with Israel
[IsraelTimes] Iranian authorities have accused a Swedish EU diplomat, held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days, of conspiring with Israel to harm the Islamic Theocratic Republic, the judiciary says.

"Johan Floderus is accused of extensive measures against the security of the country, extensive intelligence cooperation with the Zionist regime and corruption on earth," the judiciary’s Mizan Online news agency says.

Corruption on earth is one of Iran’s most serious offenses, which carries a maximum penalty of death.

"The defendant has been active against the Islamic Theocratic Republic of Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
in the field of gathering information for the benefit of the Zionist regime in the form of subversive projects," Mizan quotes the prosecution as saying.

Earlier today, the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for the immediate release of the Swedish diplomat, arguing "there are absolutely no grounds for keeping Johan Floderus in detention."

Floderus, 33, works for the European Union diplomatic service. He was arrested on April 17, 2022, at Tehran airport as he was returning from a trip abroad, and is being held in Tehran’s Evin prison.

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said yesterday that the trial had begun in Iran.

"There is no basis whatsoever for keeping Johan Floderus in detention, let alone bringing him to trial," Billstrom said.
Posted by trailing wife 2023-12-11 2023-12-11 01:27|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top
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#1 Why has there not been more outrage over a diplomat being held in prison for 600 days? If it was the US holding a diplomat there would be 24/7 coverage.
Posted by Chris 2023-12-11 06:24||   2023-12-11 06:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Because "human rights" are selective - some are more human then others.
Posted by Grom the reflective 2023-12-11 06:36||   2023-12-11 06:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes. If you want to be treated like a human being, it behooves to first act like one.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-11 06:59||   2023-12-11 06:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg to the courtesy phone.
Posted by Procopius2k 2023-12-11 08:40||   2023-12-11 08:40|| Front Page Top

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