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In a nine-minute propaganda documentary, the Intelligence Ministry features Swedish citizen Habib Chaab in a concerted interview where he admits to a number of serious security crimes, from armed robbery, terrorism and espionage by Saudi Arabia.
Complicated matter
Admissions after torture-like interrogations are not uncommon and already a month ago, Iran expert Arvin Khoshnood explained in an interview with SVT that this was the likely outcome for the Swedish citizen.
The case is further complicated by the fact that two Swedes are currently in a very urgent situation in Iran. News coverage in recent days has been dominated by Researcher at KI Ahmadreza Djalali he is expected to be executed in the next few days and Amnesty efforts to stop the death penalty.
Now, the Foreign Ministry also confirms the very complicated situation of Habib Chaab for SVT. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that intense work is being done on the case, in Turkey, Iran and in dialogue with the ambassadors of the respective countries in Stockholm.
– We have asked to meet him, we also know that the Swedish citizen has appeared in a television feature film in Iran. This is something we address in our contacts with Iran, says Julia Eriksson Pogorzelska, a press release for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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“He wants to avoid being humiliated”
The forced recognition, which has now been published with Habib Chaab, means that Arvin Khoshnood sees very little chance that the Swedish citizen will escape the death penalty.
– I think the reason he may seem calm in the documentary is that he knows it’s over. You want to avoid being humiliated and broken.
– As you can see, normally you avoid the face, it doesn’t even have a bruise. On the other hand, you attack the rest of the body, in this way you get people to say what is needed in an interview.
Habib Chaab is a leader of the Arab Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz (ASMLA). The separatist organization is classified as a terrorist organization by the Iranian state and has been accused of carrying out acts against civilian and military targets in the country.
The trial must not have legitimacy
Iranian expert Arvin Khoshnood believes that some of the accusations made against him may well be true. However, it highlights that no legitimacy has yet to be given to a future trial.
– It does not matter if Habib Chaab had been called James Bond and outside of Great Britain, he would still have been executed. The problem with Iran is that there is no possibility of a fair trial. This person does not have the ability to defend himself.
