EU official from Sweden jailed in Iran for more than 500 days
Case of Johan Floderus (33) ‘to be seen in the context of the growing number of arbitrary detentions involving EU citizens’
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Case of Johan Floderus (33) ‘to be seen in the context of the growing number of arbitrary detentions involving EU citizens’
The case of Johan Floderus, kept under wraps for more than a year, has become part of Iran’s “hostage diplomacy” as Tehran seeks concessions from the West.
The man, Johan Floderus, 33, a native of Sweden, has held several positions in the EU’s institutions, coming up through its civil service traineeship program.
Man identified as Johan Floderus, a Swede working for the EU's diplomatic corps whom Tehran seemingly accused of spying for Israel
The announcement comes after The New York Times reported on the detention of an employee of the EU diplomatic corps.