Sweden's top court on Monday rejected an extradition request for a man wanted by Turkey, saying the Scandinavian country does not criminalise the act he is accused of committing.
The top court in Sweden has denied an extradition request for Bulent Kenes, a journalist who is wanted by Turkey. He is accused of being involved in a coup attempt in Turkey.
Sweden’s top court has rejected a request to extradite a man wanted by Turkey, saying the crime the person is alleged to have committed is “not criminalized” in the Scandinavian country
Though Ankara has an ever-growing list of extradition demands for Sweden, journalist Bulent Kenes was the only one explicitly named as a condition for Turkey’s ratification of the NATO’s Nordic expansion.
Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership bid has been ratified by 28 of the bloc’s 30 members, with Turkey and Hungary holding up the process. Ankara has given the. 19.12.2022, Sputnik International