Furthermore, Türk also emphasizes the lack of a “fair trial” for Djalali.
“A moratorium on all death sentences is required immediately,” he writes.
Ahmadreza Djalali, former researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, was arrested in 2016 during a conference trip to Iran and later sentenced to death for espionage.
Djalali has denied the allegations and says the confession he made was coerced under torture.
Swedish authorities and organizations, including Amnesty, have unsuccessfully tried to get Ahmadreza Djalali released.
“He is very scared”
On Friday, Djalali’s wife stated that he had been threatened that his execution could take place at any time.
– He is very scared and does not know what will happen. It is terrible, said the wife, Vida Merhannia, to SVT Nyheter then.
Amnesty has said that Iran is linking the sentence against Hamid Noury to the threat of Djalali’s execution, after the Svea Court of Appeal upheld the sentence against Noury earlier this week – something that caused a stir in Iran.
UD: Demands that the death penalty not be carried out
The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on Friday in an email to SVT Nyheter that it has taken note of the information regarding Djalali’s execution.
“Sweden’s efforts for Ahmadreza Djalali continue with undiminished strength. Ahmadreza Djalali’s situation is continuously raised with high-level representatives of Iran. Sweden has long demanded that the death penalty not be carried out”.