The two men deported to Turkey had their asylum applications rejected in 2020 and 2021, according to the Swedish Migration Agency.
On Friday, the deportations were carried out.
One of the men is said to have been convicted of links to the PKK in Turkey.
- From what I understand, there are a number of similar cases where people have had their asylum applications rejected or residence permits revoked after Säpo made the assessment that they have connections to the PKK.
Where there is a deportation order to be enforced, says Paul Levin.
"More urgently"
In these cases, the Swedish Migration Agency's decision must have been taken before the negotiations on NATO membership began.
According to the agreement concluded in connection with the negotiations, Sweden and Finland must consider the Turkish request for deportation and extradition as a matter of urgency.
- It is very possible that the Swedish Migration Agency handles these cases more quickly, says Paul Levin.
When, on the other hand, Turkey itself requests someone to be extradited, the cases are decided in the Supreme Court, which has so far often refused extradition, according to Levin.
- In some cases they have accepted, but then it has not been about terrorist suspects, so the Migration Agency makes a different assessment. Legal security in Turkey is not strong and there are reports of cases of torture, so the deportations are not completely unproblematic, he says.
What are the consequences of the expulsions and why could they speed up the negotiations? See Paul Levin's answer in the video.