The Iranian regime is said to be critical of international law against Iranian citizen Hamid Noury, who was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for participating in the executions of a large number of political prisoners in Iran in the summer of 1988.

The Iranian embassy in Stockholm should also be critical of the verdict and describe it as political and unfounded, according to SR.

SVT Nyheter is looking for a Swedish Foreign Ministry.

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Tomas Zander, councilor, announced the verdict during a press conference.

Photo: Stockholm District Court