A Swedish court has ruled against the extradition of a Turkish journalist accused of being involved in an attempted coup.
The Turkish side, which makes the handover a condition to approve Sweden's accession to NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is unavoidable, and the future is becoming more uncertain.
Sweden's Supreme Court has ruled against the extradition of Turkish journalist and political asylum Bulent Kenesh to Turkey.
The Turkish government has sought the extradition of Mr Kenesh for his involvement in an attempted coup in Turkey in 2016.
As a basis for the judgment, the court said, "There is a risk of being persecuted for political opinions."
Turkey is demanding the extradition of more than 70 suspected terrorism suspects, including Mr. Kenesh, as a condition of its approval of NATO membership, which Sweden and neighboring Finland have applied for, and President Erdogan also mentioned Mr. Kenesh at a press conference last month. It showed an attitude of emphasizing delivery.
This time, the Swedish court did not approve Kenesh's extradition, which inevitably caused a backlash from the Turkish side. increase.