“Johan Floderus is accused of extensive measures against the country’s security, extensive intelligence activities with the Zionist regime and worldwide corruption”.
This is written by the Iranian news agency Mizan.
At the same time, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell reiterates that Johan Floderus should be released and believes that the legal process is completely unfounded.
“The EU continues to demand that Johan Floderus be immediately released,” says Borrell in a statement on Sunday, according to TT.
Sitting in a notorious prison
The 33-year-old Swede has been imprisoned in the infamous Evin prison for over a year, accused of espionage.
On Saturday, Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M) was informed that the trial in Iran has started.
“There is no basis whatsoever for keeping Johan Floderus in custody, let alone bringing him before a court. Both Sweden and the EU have presented this with great clarity to representatives of Iran,” the foreign minister wrote to TV4 Nyheterna.
Cold facts: Our son Johan Floderus – prisoner in Iran
Kerstin and Matts Floderus in an exclusive interview about the horror that never seems to end. The son Johan Floderus is imprisoned in Iran, accused of espionage.