The case rejected by the government concerns a man in his 50s, who in Turkey is suspected of membership in an "armed terrorist organization". But the man is a Swedish citizen and may therefore not be extradited. The government's rejection was decided during last week's cabinet meeting. Turkey's request for extradition came in November last year.
The extradition case granted by the government concerns a man in his 30s who in Turkey has been sentenced to just over 13 years in prison for fraud and who has been detained in Sweden. The man is a Turkish citizen and the request from Turkey came in August last year. The Government grants the extradition after the Supreme Court has announced that it has found no obstacles to it.
The issue of extradition has become topical since Sweden applied for membership in NATO. The Turkish government has on several occasions, among other things, demanded that Sweden extradite a number of people in order to approve Sweden's application to the defense alliance.
The text is updated.