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The Swedish government says

The Swedish government says

The Imam Ali Islamic Center in Stockholm was accused of being used as a espionage platform for Iran (Getty)

Sweden The government accused a Shiite Muslim mosque in Monday Stockholm To be a platform for the Iranian spy against Sweden and the Iranian diaspora.

The Swedish Minister of Social Affairs said on X spy And carry out activities that threaten security.

“It is extremely serious,” said Jakob Forssmed and added that Sweden had stopped all state money aid to the center. He added without working out that “an additional process” was underway.

“State funds should not be used for activities that are in conflict with the basic democratic values,” he said.

The mosque could not be reached immediately for a comment.

In an explanation on its website, the Imam Ali Islamic Center said that it was an independent organization without connections to political parties or states.

“IAC claims strict supervision to ensure that our premises are not used as a platform for criminal activities,” it said that the claims, money from foreign states have received.

Iran’s official news agency Irna reported on Monday that that Iran Had called Sweden’s ambassador in Tehran on Sunday to protest against the detention of the head of the Islamic Center in Stockholm.

“In his case, the diplomatic regulations were not respected, he was not allowed to see his family members or Iranian diplomats that raised questions and to which we express our objection,” said a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, as according to a spokesman, according to a spokesman According to the Foreign Ministry, according to the Foreign Ministry, according to the Foreign Ministry, according to which we express our objection, according to the Foreign Ministry, so Irna.

The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs could not immediately comment on the case or confirm that a person had been arrested.

(Reuters)