Swedish envoy recalled to Iran foreign ministry

Following the continuation of the political detention of Mr. Hamid Nouri by Sweden and the reading of a summary of the Swedish prosecutor’s indictment in his recent court sessions in Stockholm, Mattias Lentz, Swedish ambassador to Tehran, was on Sunday, May 1, 2022, summoned by the Iranian deputy foreign minister and the Foreign Ministry’s director general for west European affairs to convey the Islamic Republic’s strong protest at the baseless and false allegations levelled by the Swedish prosecutor against Iran during his comments.

Following the continuation of the political detention of Mr. Hamid Nouri by Sweden and the reading of a summary of the Swedish prosecutor’s indictment in his recent court sessions in Stockholm, Mattias Lentz, Swedish ambassador to Tehran, was on Sunday, May 1, 2022, summoned by the Iranian deputy foreign minister and the Foreign Ministry’s director general for west European affairs to convey the Islamic Republic’s strong protest at the baseless and false allegations levelled by the Swedish prosecutor against Iran during his comments.
The Foreign Ministry’s director general for West European affairs described the court proceedings and detention of Mr. Nouri as completely illegal and under the influence of baseless and false moves and claims of the terrorist group of MKO and also condemned the hostile propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He also called for an end to the political show trial at the Swedish court and demanded the release of Mr. Nouri, the Iranian citizen incarcerated in the country. The Swedish ambassador said he will convey the Islamic Republic ‘s protest to his country’s Foreign Ministry officials.