TEHRAN – The 18th court session for the trial of 104 individuals belonging to the Mujahedin-e-Khalq terror organization (MKO) commenced in Tehran on Tuesday. The plaintiff showing up at the court was a recently released Iranian ex-judiciary official who was the target of a plot by the MKO in Sweden.

Before the trial, Hamid Nouri informed reporters that the session started later than expected, but he expressed his satisfaction that it was finally taking place after four decades.

Nouri was imprisoned in Sweden for five years under allegations put forth by the MKO, which is responsible for the killing of over 18,000 Iranian civilians and officials during the 1980s. A Swedish court sentenced him to life in prison under charges of “crime against humanity”. Nouri returned to Iran after being released earlier this year.

During his court appearance on Tuesday, he faced the cameras and reiterated multiple times, “I’m in Tehran.”

During the session, Judge Ali Dehghani emphasized that the court proceedings in Tehran represent the Islamic Republic’s commitment to a comprehensive fight against terrorism.

He asserted that, unlike the United States, the Islamic Republic does not infringe upon national borders under the guise of combating terrorism.

Furthermore, he stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran is the foremost victim of terrorism and urged countries harboring international terrorists to extradite MKO members to Iran.

The terror group’s members are mainly based in Albania, Canada, and Germany.