STOCKHOLM: The Swedish government decided on Monday (Jun 12) to extradite a Turkish citizen resident in Sweden who had been convicted in 2013 of drug crime in Türkiye. The move came as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member Türkiye continued to hold up Sweden's bid to join the military alliance
STOCKHOLM: The Swedish government decided on Monday to extradite a Turkish citizen resident in Sweden who had been convicted in 2013 of drug crime in Türkiye.
Sweden's Supreme Court said there were"no obstacles" to his extradition, and that the man was under investigation in Türkiye for posting online manipulated photos of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan which is punishable under Turkish laws. The Swedish Justice Ministry which did not identify the man, confirmed to the Associated Press that the government in Stockholm had endorsed last month's ruling by Sweden's highest court to extradite him.tightened its anti-terrorism laws
The man had initially been sentenced to four years and seven months in Türkiye for transporting about 1.8kg of cannabis in September 2013 in the Turkish city of Adana.
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