Official Decries Sweden’s ‘Hostile Approach’ to Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian human rights official lashed out at Sweden for implementing a hostile approach towards the Islamic Republic over the past years in collaboration with the Zionist regime.
“The Swedish government, certainly with the support of some other European countries, especially the British government, was seeking to put the Islamic Republic of Iran on trial because Sweden’s approach has been a hostile approach for several years regarding national security issues against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Kazem Gharibabadi, the Iranian Judiciary chief’s deputy for international affairs and secretary of the country’s High Council for Human Rights, said in a televised interview about the trial of former Iranian official Hamid Nouri in Sweden.
He said Hamid Nouri’s case is not just a simple trial of an Iranian citizen, because the basis for the formation of such a case in Sweden is not judicial, technical or legal, but it has a purely political nature.
“Sweden has always formed a political front against Iran… in terms of hardware, it has also acted against our national security by hosting terrorist groups,” Gharibabadi added.
“We are currently facing three cases related to Sweden in matters related to the national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he noted, the website of High Council for Human Rights reported.
The first issue is that Sweden is hosting Al-Ahwaziya anti-Iran terrorist group which has been using Sweden as its main base, Gharibabadi explained, referring to the notorious group that claimed responsibility for a bloody terrorist attack in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz in 2018.
The second issue regarding relations with Sweden is the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO or MEK) terrorist group, which has been using Sweden as one of its good bases in Europe, he added.
“Isn’t Sweden claiming to be a defender of human rights, fighting terrorism, and establishing a world full of peace, security and stability? So why does it host terrorist groups?” Gharibabadi asked.
He also noted that the third issue in relations with Sweden is the case of Iranian national Ahmad Reza Jalali who was arrested for espionage a few years ago.
Gharibabadi stated that the intelligence the convict had provided to Israel’s spy agency Mossad led to the assassination of two Iranian nuclear scientists.
“We have the documents of the case of Ahmad Reza Jalali in Sweden, who met with Mossad agents at bases provided to Mossad by the Swedish secret service,” he explained.
“Sweden has been Mossad’s intelligence partner in recruiting agents and taking action against our national security. What does this behavior mean in international relations?” Gharibabadi concluded.