Iran accuses Swedish EU diplomat of crime that carries the death penalty

Johan Floderus faces trial for spying for Israel' and corruption on Earth', one of Iran's most serious offences

Iran has accused a Swedish EU diplomat held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days of spying for Israel and corruption on Earth", a crime that carries the death penalty.

Johan Floderus is accused of extensive measures against the security of the country, extensive intelligence cooperation with the Zionist regime and corruption on Earth," the judiciary's Mizan Online news agency said on Sunday.