Swedish EU diplomat jailed in Iran faces charges of spying for Israel
Swedish EU diplomat jailed in Iran faces charges of spying for Israel
www.france24.com Swedish EU diplomat jailed in Iran faces charges of spying for Israel
Iranian authorities have accused a Swedish EU diplomat, held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days, of conspiring with Iran’s arch-enemy Israel to harm the Islamic Republic, the judiciary said Sunday.
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How is arresting a diplomat not a bigger scandal?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_Johan_Floderus
He is a diplomat, who took a holiday trip to Iran, so he was not officially on a diplomatic mission when he was arrested. So the normal considerations of diplomats does not apply here.
He is being held hostage in his free time, as it were.
News like these are the reason why I don't visit authoritarian or corrupt countries. Well, that and because I'm broke.