Opening the Plenary Session in Strasbourg, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola condemned the arrest of Swedish nationals Johan Floderus and Professor Ahmadreza Djalali by the Iranian regime.
Dear colleagues,
Last week we marked 2 years since Swedish national and EU Official Johan Floderus, was illegally detained in Iran. This week Professor Ahmadreza Djalali, also a Swedish national, will have been jailed for 8 years - making him the longest EU-national held in Iran.
On these sad anniversaries, the European Parliament once again condemns their arrest by the Iranian regime, in the strongest possible terms. Last week, I joined Commissioner Johansson at a vigil we held with Johan Floderus’ loved ones as I reiterated this Parliament’s support.
We will continue to work tirelessly to secure the release of our friends Johan, Ahmadreza and that of all those being held on trumped up charges. You can read the President's speech in Swedish here.