TEHRAN – The Stockholm Court of Appeals has upheld a controversial life sentence for an Iranian citizen, who was arrested in 2019 under unfounded allegations. 

The court announced that it has "affirmed the judgment in significant parts" accusing 62-year-old Hamid Nouri of "grave breaches of international humanitarian law and murder."

Nouri who has reportedly been kept in solitary confinement by the Swedish government for the majority of the past 50 months, was given a life sentence in July of 2022. He was accused of “war crimes and crimes against humanity” based on allegations put forth by the Mojehiden-e-Khalq Organization, A terrorist group based in Europe that’s killed an estimated number of 18,000 Iranian civilians in the past decades. 

Nouri is a retired employee of the Iranian judiciary. His family has spoken out about his illegal arrest, saying he has been humiliated and beaten several times throughout his detention, while being denied access to medical service despite his deteriorating health. 

Iran’s Foreign Ministry previously condemned Nouri’s detention, asking for the immediate release of the Iranian citizen.