In the interview with TT, Ambassador Hakki Emre Yunt made several accusations against Swedish parliamentary politicians and claimed that they had links to the organization PKK, classified by the USA and the EU.
- I can only mention Amineh Kakabaveh, because she had an agreement with the Social Democratic Party to support them.
Ankara has demanded that some 30 people, whom Erdogan calls terrorists, be extradited to Turkey.
According to the ambassador, these are supporters of the PKK and the Gülen movement.
Some of them are Swedish citizens, according to the ambassador.
- Most of them are not, they may have been granted refugee status, but I'm sure they are not citizens yet.
TT: Is Kakabaveh one of those you want to see betrayed?
- If possible, yes, the ambassador told TT.
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But when Swedish Radio Ekot later talks to Hakki Emre Yunt, he denies that Kakabaveh is on the extradition list and that "it must be a misunderstanding".
On her Instagram, Amineh Kakabaveh writes: “I am a Swedish citizen and I have been elected to represent Sweden's citizens in the Riksdag.
It is the ambassador who should be sent back to Turkey.
In addition to the government, the opposition and opinion leaders across the political field must also "mark and explain that Sweden is not crawling for the Islamists in Ankara".
SVT Nyheter is looking for Hakki Emre Yunt and Amineh Kakabaveh for a comment.