Swedish prosecutors pursued the case against the official, Hamid Noury, for crimes in his homeland, and he was sentenced to life for his role in the 1988 deaths of thousands of opposition members.
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Ex-Iranian Official Convicted by Swedish Court for Prison Executions
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