{"id":56652,"date":"2024-03-07T09:12:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T08:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=56652"},"modified":"2024-03-07T09:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T08:12:35","slug":"swedens-supreme-court-rejects-hamid-nourys-appeal-upholds-life-sentence-for-role-in-1988-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/1988-massacre\/2024\/03\/swedens-supreme-court-rejects-hamid-nourys-appeal-upholds-life-sentence-for-role-in-1988-massacre\/56652\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden’s Supreme Court Rejects Hamid Noury’s Appeal, Upholds Life Sentence for Role in 1988 Massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Swedish Court rejects Hamid Noury\u2019s appeal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a landmark ruling<\/a>, Sweden\u2019s Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence of former Iranian prison official Hamid Noury<\/a>, who was convicted for his role in the 1988 massacre of political prisoners within Iran\u2019s prison system. Noury<\/a>\u2018s conviction, pronounced by a Swedish district court in July 2022, stems from grave violations of international humanitarian law and murder committed during the harrowing events of that summer.<\/p>\n

Arrested at a Stockholm airport in November 2019, Noury was tried under Sweden\u2019s principle of universal jurisdiction, allowing prosecution for grave offenses regardless of where they occurred. Despite his persistent denial of the charges, the appeals court affirmed the initial verdict in December 2023.<\/p>\n

The case highlights broader accusations against senior Iranian officials, including current President Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, for their alleged involvement in orchestrating the 1988 massacre<\/a>. Sweden\u2019s Supreme Court\u2019s refusal to entertain Noury\u2019s appeal underscores the nation\u2019s commitment to confronting impunity for human rights violations and upholding international law.<\/p>\n