MojNews_ The court statement is fundamentally "rejected, distorted and unacceptable," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana&#۳۹;ani said, adding that "the court lacks legal legitimacy to deal with the case."

The spokesperson noted that "Iran holds Sweden accountable for the damages caused to bilateral relations between the two countries by this statement and ruling".

Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary employee who has been in solitary confinement in Sweden since ۲۰۱۹, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Sweden on Thursday.

“Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns this political statement which includes baseless and fabricated allegations against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the judicial statement of our country and also an announcement of life sentence for Mr. Hamid Nouri,” Kana&#۳۹;ani stressed.

He argued that instead of responding to the Iranian public opinion about allowing free activity of a terrorist group, the Swedish judicial system is supporting and promoting terrorism in practice.

Kana&#۳۹;ani regretted that Sweden has put its judicial system at the service of the criminal goals of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group.  

Nouri was arrested upon arrival in Sweden at Stockholm Airport in November ۲۰۱۹ and was immediately imprisoned.

Last month, members of Nouri&#۳۹;s family stated that he was still kept in solitary confinement after over ۲ years.

Nouri told his family members during a short contact that he has not been allowed to have access to an ophthalmologist despite that his eyesight is worsening.

According to Nouri, three policemen hit him hard on the head and in the ear and that he still has problem with his ears.

The charges against Nouri stem from allegations leveled against him by members of the MKO terrorist group. Nouri has vehemently rejected the allegations.