Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom. (Credit: AFP)
Sweden on Sunday condemned as "inhumane" a death sentence confirmed by Iran's judiciary against a Swedish-Iranian dissident for "terrorism," and said it was seeking further clarity on the matter.
"The death sentence is an inhumane and irreversible punishment and Sweden, together with the rest of the EU, condemn its use in all circumstances," Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom told AFP in an email after Iran's Supreme Court upheld a Dec. 6 ruling against Habib Chaab, convicted of "corruption on earth" for heading a rebel group.
Sweden on Sunday condemned as "inhumane" a death sentence confirmed by Iran's judiciary against a Swedish-Iranian dissident for "terrorism," and said it was seeking further clarity on the matter.
"The death sentence is an inhumane and irreversible punishment and Sweden, together with the rest of the EU, condemn its use in all circumstances," Swedish...
"The death sentence is an inhumane and irreversible punishment and Sweden, together with the rest of the EU, condemn its use in all circumstances," Swedish...