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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

Family of Swede imprisoned in Iran fear death penalty verdict is imminent

Swedish EU employee Johan Floderus attending a court session in Tehran
Floderus worked on the Afghanistan desk of the EU’s external services department before he was detained in Tehran in April 2022. Photograph: Wana news agency/Reuters

The family of a Swedish EU diplomat imprisoned in Iran for more than 663 days fear he will be given a death sentence or life imprisonment within the coming days after prosecutors sought the maximum sentence in his case.

“I ask how can this be happening? He is my brother and I’m like: they want to kill my younger brother? That is very hard to take in. I also feel so sad for him being there alone, you know, when I see the pictures of him I just want to be there for him,” said Johan Floderus’s sister, Ingrid.

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