In December 2023, the Svea Court of Appeal sentenced a man to life imprisonment for grave crimes against international law and 24 counts of murder. According to the verdict, the crimes had been committed in the late summer of 1988 in Iran. The man appealed against the Court of Appeal's verdict and wanted to be acquitted. The Supreme Court has now decided not to grant leave to appeal. This means that the judgment of the Court of Appeal stands.
Case B 206-24
Facts
The general rule is that the Supreme Court only grants leave to appeal if the Supreme Court's judgment or decision can be significant as a precedent, i.e. provide guidance on how the courts should assess similar cases (precedential grounds). In addition, leave to appeal may be granted in exceptional cases, namely when there are exceptional reasons for a review by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court receives more than 8,000 appeals per year that require leave to appeal. Of these, just over 100 are granted leave to appeal.
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