The lost dignity of Sweden

Thomas Bodstrom was born on April 9, 1962. He was a Swedish politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party and a football player. He was the Minister of Justice in the governments of Yoran Persson from 2000 to 2006. From 2006 to 2010, he was the chairman of the Riksdag Committee for Judicial Affairs. His father is Lennart Bodström, who was the foreign minister from 1982 to 1985 in Olof Palme's government. He received his master's degree in law from Stockholm University in 1990. After that, he worked as a lawyer for 10 years. This Swedish lawyer, politician and football player along with Mrs. Hanna Larshon have taken over the representation of this Iranian citizen since the beginning of the appeal of Hamid Nouri's case. Although there was no judicial agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Sweden, he tried to adopt the best defense strategy to defend his client. Although the prosecution put the burden of proof on the defense lawyers in the indictment, Bodstrom and Larshon did not back down. As professional lawyers, in order to defend a foreign citizen and also to protect the principle of innocence, they tried their best to obtain the necessary evidence from various sources in every possible way in order to advance their defense strategy. On the 7th and 8th In November, Bodstrom and his colleagues made their last defenses in defense of their client. Despite this, Bodström seemed to have no choice but to defend himself and the credibility of the Swedish justice system before the prosecutor and the police before trying to defend his client. His mission has become very difficult and he has been acting professionally and ethically as a lawyer for many years. It cannot be indifferent to the violation of the fundamental principles of the proceedings, including neutrality and impartiality by the Swedish prosecutors and police. For this reason, before defending his client, he defended the professionalism of the lawyer, judicial security and the credibility of the Swedish judicial system. A unique case Bodstrom considers Hamid Nouri's case to be unique, forming a part of our legal history. In his opinion, this case is not similar to previous cases. Considering the fact that the prosecutor did not bother to conduct investigations in this case and used the claims and statements of the plaintiffs and witnesses as evidence, therefore the work of the defense lawyers in defending their client, conducting investigations and presenting evidence became difficult. On the other hand, it has become easy for prosecutors to say whatever they want without proof. The decision of the trial court clearly supports these statements of Bodstrom. For this reason, the work of the trial court was easy. What hurts Bodström as a professional lawyer is not the conviction of his client, but the disregard of the fundamental principles of the trial and the rights of the accused, which were clearly violated by the prosecutors and the police, and because of this, Bodström says that the reputation of the Swedish judicial system is at risk and the credibility of the judicial system is at stake. His country is worried. Bodstrom says that contrary to the basic principles of the trial, the burden of proof has been removed from the shoulders of the prosecutors and left to the lawyers. The original was ignored He refers to this fundamental principle that in criminal cases, the principle is the innocence of the suspect or the accused, and it is the prosecutor who must prove the occurrence of the crime and its attribution to the accused without any reasonable doubt. Despite this, in Hamid Nouri's case, this fundamental principle was ignored at the preliminary stage. At the appeal stage, the prosecutor shifted his task to the lawyers. This was very difficult and disturbing for Bodstrom. For this reason, he stood in front of the prosecutors in various appeal sessions. He is also offended by the approach and behavior of the trial court in Hamid Nouri's case and says that the trial court took the evidence lightly. This is the only case in Swedish judicial history where evidence was taken casually. In a criminal case, the evidence must be convincing and strong. According to Bodstrom, when we read the 200-page trial judgment and see that it did not explain how Nouri committed the crime and that the charges were never proven, the question arises with seriousness and determination in our minds that the trial court did this. How did you accept? To be more precise, when we see that a court in Sweden has behaved like this, our hair stands on end. Changing the description of the crime in the 90th minute It is even more unfortunate that the prosecutor changes the description of the crime only a few days before giving his last statement. The prosecutors spent more than two years writing the description of the committed crime. But suddenly they changed it a few days before their last statement. It is natural that in reaction to this action of the prosecutor, the defense lawyers need more time. "If we ask for more time, they say it's obstruction of justice," Bodstrom says. Meanwhile, the defense lawyers must have enough time to defend their client against this change in the description of the crime. "The prosecutor tells the defense lawyers that you endangered judicial security with your words. Don't say these things, the image of Sweden will be bad." Defense lawyers have a clear mission: defending the rights of the accused. One should ask, what do the defense lawyers say? The lawyers say that the prosecutor changed the description of the crime in the 90th minute; So lawyers should be given enough time to defend their client. In addition, lawyers say that the prosecutor must be impartial; Impartiality is not just in words, it must be in action. Another thing that the lawyers insist on is that a policeman came into the case and did the preliminary investigation, which is self-interested. In the Swedish justice system, Hamid Nouri has been treated extremely badly, especially in the detention center. Defenses that were destroyed Hamid Nouri's defense, which was prepared in several hundred pages, was destroyed. Hamid Nouri Nesab "The plaintiffs and witnesses who were imprisoned in Iran in the 60s are in a worse situation." These positions and criticisms of the defense lawyers towards the prosecutor and the police have caused them to be angered by the prosecutor and the police. "Prosecutors and police have lost their judicial compass," says Thomas Bodström. Although the prosecutor accuses Hamid Nouri's defense lawyers of "being unprofessional, ruining the Swedish justice system, lying, threatening judicial security, and lacking honor," Bodstrom says, "A gentleman is never uneducated and responds politely to rudeness." Gives." In his opinion, "global attention has been drawn to this case. We are now like an elephant in a dark room, we don't know what we are doing. The shortcomings of the prosecutors and the police should not be overlooked. We are supposed to be an example for the world. Is it going to make us better if a policeman comes into the case with a vested interest? Should lawyers be silent? What does the world say? How long are we going to hide the garbage under the carpet?" The lost reputation of the Swedish judicial system By paying close attention to the professional and principled statements of Thomas Bodstrom, it can be concluded that Hamid Nouri's case was not only politicized, but the prosecutors' and police's treatment is unethical, unprofessional and inhumane. Thomas Bodström should be given the right to worry about the credibility and dignity of his country's judicial system and to present himself as a model of justice and human rights in international forums. The case of Hamid Nouri is a good benchmark to measure the quality of the Swedish judicial system. Can the Court of Appeal restore the lost reputation of the Swedish judicial system by the lower court? Can the Court of Appeal resolve the concerns of the former Minister of Justice of this country regarding the dignity of the judicial system of his country? It is not clear how long the Swedish government is going to "sweep the garbage under the rug." Haibata... Njandimanesh - legal advisor of the case of Hamid Nouri

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The lost dignity of Sweden

Thomas Bodstrom was born on April 9, 1962. He was a Swedish politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party and a football player. He was the Minister of Justice in the governments of Yoran Persson from 2000 to 2006. From 2006 to 2010, he was the chairman of the Riksdag Committee for Judicial Affairs. His father is Lennart Bodström, who was the foreign minister from 1982 to 1985 in Olof Palme's government. He received his master's degree in law from Stockholm University in 1990. After that, he worked as a lawyer for 10 years. This Swedish lawyer, politician and football player along with Mrs. Hanna Larshon have taken over the representation of this Iranian citizen since the beginning of the appeal of Hamid Nouri's case. Although there was no judicial agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Sweden, he tried to adopt the best defense strategy to defend his client. Although the prosecution put the burden of proof on the defense lawyers in the indictment, Bodstrom and Larshon did not back down. As professional lawyers, in order to defend a foreign citizen and also to protect the principle of innocence, they tried their best to obtain the necessary evidence from various sources in every possible way in order to advance their defense strategy. On the 7th and 8th In November, Bodstrom and his colleagues made their last defenses in defense of their client. Despite this, Bodström seemed to have no choice but to defend himself and the credibility of the Swedish justice system before the prosecutor and the police before trying to defend his client. His mission has become very difficult and he has been acting professionally and ethically as a lawyer for many years. It cannot be indifferent to the violation of the fundamental principles of the proceedings, including neutrality and impartiality by the Swedish prosecutors and police. For this reason, before defending his client, he defended the professionalism of the lawyer, judicial security and the credibility of the Swedish judicial system. A unique case Bodstrom considers Hamid Nouri's case to be unique, forming a part of our legal history. In his opinion, this case is not similar to previous cases. Considering the fact that the prosecutor did not bother to conduct investigations in this case and used the claims and statements of the plaintiffs and witnesses as evidence, therefore the work of the defense lawyers in defending their client, conducting investigations and presenting evidence became difficult. On the other hand, it has become easy for prosecutors to say whatever they want without proof. The decision of the trial court clearly supports these statements of Bodstrom. For this reason, the work of the trial court was easy. What hurts Bodström as a professional lawyer is not the conviction of his client, but the disregard of the fundamental principles of the trial and the rights of the accused, which were clearly violated by the prosecutors and the police, and because of this, Bodström says that the reputation of the Swedish judicial system is at risk and the credibility of the judicial system is at stake. His country is worried. Bodstrom says that contrary to the basic principles of the trial, the burden of proof has been removed from the shoulders of the prosecutors and left to the lawyers. The original was ignored He refers to this fundamental principle that in criminal cases, the principle is the innocence of the suspect or the accused, and it is the prosecutor who must prove the occurrence of the crime and its attribution to the accused without any reasonable doubt. Despite this, in Hamid Nouri's case, this fundamental principle was ignored at the preliminary stage. At the appeal stage, the prosecutor shifted his task to the lawyers. This was very difficult and disturbing for Bodstrom. For this reason, he stood in front of the prosecutors in various appeal sessions. He is also offended by the approach and behavior of the trial court in Hamid Nouri's case and says that the trial court took the evidence lightly. This is the only case in Swedish judicial history where evidence was taken casually. In a criminal case, the evidence must be convincing and strong. According to Bodstrom, when we read the 200-page trial judgment and see that it did not explain how Nouri committed the crime and that the charges were never proven, the question arises with seriousness and determination in our minds that the trial court did this. How did you accept? To be more precise, when we see that a court in Sweden has behaved like this, our hair stands on end. Changing the description of the crime in the 90th minute It is even more unfortunate that the prosecutor changes the description of the crime only a few days before giving his last statement. The prosecutors spent more than two years writing the description of the committed crime. But suddenly they changed it a few days before their last statement. It is natural that in reaction to this action of the prosecutor, the defense lawyers need more time. "If we ask for more time, they say it's obstruction of justice," Bodstrom says. Meanwhile, the defense lawyers must have enough time to defend their client against this change in the description of the crime. "The prosecutor tells the defense lawyers that you endangered judicial security with your words. Don't say these things, the image of Sweden will be bad." Defense lawyers have a clear mission: defending the rights of the accused. One should ask, what do the defense lawyers say? The lawyers say that the prosecutor changed the description of the crime in the 90th minute; So lawyers should be given enough time to defend their client. In addition, lawyers say that the prosecutor must be impartial; Impartiality is not just in words, it must be in action. Another thing that the lawyers insist on is that a policeman came into the case and did the preliminary investigation, which is self-interested. In the Swedish justice system, Hamid Nouri has been treated extremely badly, especially in the detention center. Defenses that were destroyed Hamid Nouri's defense, which was prepared in several hundred pages, was destroyed. Hamid Nouri Nesab "The plaintiffs and witnesses who were imprisoned in Iran in the 60s are in a worse situation." These positions and criticisms of the defense lawyers towards the prosecutor and the police have caused them to be angered by the prosecutor and the police. "Prosecutors and police have lost their judicial compass," says Thomas Bodström. Although the prosecutor accuses Hamid Nouri's defense lawyers of "being unprofessional, ruining the Swedish justice system, lying, threatening judicial security, and lacking honor," Bodstrom says, "A gentleman is never uneducated and responds politely to rudeness." Gives." In his opinion, "global attention has been drawn to this case. We are now like an elephant in a dark room, we don't know what we are doing. The shortcomings of the prosecutors and the police should not be overlooked. We are supposed to be an example for the world. Is it going to make us better if a policeman comes into the case with a vested interest? Should lawyers be silent? What does the world say? How long are we going to hide the garbage under the carpet?" The lost reputation of the Swedish judicial system By paying close attention to the professional and principled statements of Thomas Bodstrom, it can be concluded that Hamid Nouri's case was not only politicized, but the prosecutors' and police's treatment is unethical, unprofessional and inhumane. Thomas Bodström should be given the right to worry about the credibility and dignity of his country's judicial system and to present himself as a model of justice and human rights in international forums. The case of Hamid Nouri is a good benchmark to measure the quality of the Swedish judicial system. Can the Court of Appeal restore the lost reputation of the Swedish judicial system by the lower court? Can the Court of Appeal resolve the concerns of the former Minister of Justice of this country regarding the dignity of the judicial system of his country? It is not clear how long the Swedish government is going to "sweep the garbage under the rug." Haibata... Njandimanesh - legal advisor of the case of Hamid Nouri

Monday 2023/11/20 | 16:37:08

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