Sweden extradites convicted PKK member to Turkey

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  1. **Extraditions key to Sweden joining NATO**

    The extradition of suspects deemed to be terrorists by Ankara has been one of the sticking points in Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO, with Turkey being the only member opposed to Stockholm and Helsinki joining the defense alliance.

    Turkey has in the past accused both countries of harboring people from outlawed Kurdish groups deemed to be “terrorists” by Ankara.

    While NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says its time for Sweden and Finland to be welcomed into the alliance, Turkey is looking to see if the states meet all the conditions of a three-way deal struck to allow them to enter the military alliance in June.

    The Nordic states pledged to address Turkey’s pending deportation or extradition requests of terror suspects and lift an alleged arms embargo on Ankara.

    Turkey is looking to have 33 suspected “terrorists” extradited from Sweden and Finland.

  2. >Turkey is looking to have 33 suspected “terrorists” extradited from Sweden and Finland.

    So 32 more to go. It’s up to Sweden and Finland to decide what’s more important to them.

    Their principles or bending to wishes of Turkey and joing NATO. But it looks they already made decision.

  3. If the man is a terrorist, as Turkey says and Sweden agree, what is the problem with him being charged with the crime?

  4. Kurds are persecuted in the Turkish republic.

    The Russian republic would very much like to persecute Swedes and Finns, if only it could put its dirty hand on them.

    To avoid Russian oppression, Swedes willingly sacrifice a few Kurdish “terrorists” by sending them back to their Turkish tormentors as a grim tribute for liberty.

    Fortunately, *freedom is slavery.* Nothing is gained, and nothing is lost

  5. I mean, it was bound to happen. It was hilarious seeing people on this subreddit saying that Sweden won’t do it.

  6. The west cries about Turkey being lead by a dictator yet extradites people to Turkey to be persecuted.

  7. From the article:

    >Sweden has extradited a convicted member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to Turkey, according to state media reports on Saturday.
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    >The man was sentenced to over six years imprisonment for PKK membership in Turkey, but managed to flee to Sweden where he applied for asylum, a request that was denied by Swedish authorities.
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    >Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported that the man arrived in Istanbul on Friday evening after having been held by Swedish police.

  8. The pro-GOV media portrays it as a diplomatic victory.. lol

    He was gonna get deported either way, even if the PKK was in charge of the government 💀

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