Published 2 years ago

Sweden agrees to extradite man to Turkey in wake of NATO deal

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Sweden has decided to extradite to Turkey a man in his 30s who is wanted for fraud. The move comes weeks after Turkey demanded that a number of people be extradited from Sweden in exchange for a NATO deal. The man, detained in Sweden since last year, says he has been wrongfully sentenced because he is a convert to Christianity.

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Reuters

Sweden agrees to extradite man to Turkey in wake of NATO deal

STOCKHOLM - Sweden's government has decided to extradite a man to Turkey wanted for fraud, it said on Thursday, the first case since Turkey demanded a number of people extradited in return for allowing Stockholm to formally apply for NATO membership. NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden's bid to join the Western alliance in June after weeks of tense negotiations

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Sweden agrees to extradite man to Turkey in wake of NATO deal

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's government has decided to extradite a man to Turkey wanted for fraud, it said on Thursday, the first case since Turkey demanded a number of people extradited in return for allowing Stockholm to formally apply for NATO membership.

2 years ago·Malaysia

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National Post

Sweden agrees to extradite man to Turkey in wake of NATO deal

Aweden's government has decided to extradite a man to Turkey wanted for fraud, it said on Thursday, the first case since Turkey demanded a number of people extradited in return for allowing Stockholm to formally apply for NATO membership.

2 years ago·Canada

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ZN.UA Зеркало недели

Sweden agrees to extradite convicted person to Turkey for agreeing to join NATO for the first time

The man claims that he was convicted unfairly.

2 years ago·Kyiv, Ukraine

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Al Jazeera

Sweden agrees to extradite man to Turkey in wake of NATO deal

Move comes weeks after Turkey demanded that a number of people be extradited from Sweden in exchange for a NATO deal.

2 years ago·Qatar

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Jornal Expresso

Sweden approves first extradition to Turkey after agreement on NATO membership

The authorization of the Swedish Social Democratic Government comes after receiving the consent of the Supreme Court at the end of July, which considered that there were no risks in the surrender of this person, sentenced in his country of origin to 14 years in prison for various cases of fraud

2 years ago·Portugal

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