US EditionSweden summons Iraqi diplomat to protest death penalties reportedly handed to 2 Swedes
- Swedish officials protested death sentences for Swedes in Iraq, summoning the Iraqi chargé d'affaires in Stockholm.
- Swedish media revealed two Swedes got death sentences in Iraq for killing a gang member, with at least one person confirmed to have received it.
- Another news report stated two more Swedes were detained in Iraq for alleged involvement in the same crime.
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Sweden summons Iraqi diplomat to protest death penalties reportedly handed to 2 Swedes
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Foreign Ministry says officials have summoned the Iraqi chargé d’affaires to protest against death sentences handed down to Swedes in Iraq. Swedish media reported in recent days that two Swedes have been sentenced to death in Iraq after being convicted of killing a member of criminal gang there. On Friday, Sweden’s news agency TT cited the foreign ministry in Stockholm’s confirmation that at least one person w…
Swedish men sentenced to death for the murder of gang leader Mustafa "Benzema" Aljiburi in Iraq earlier this year. Now, the relatives of the men are calling for more help from the Swedish Foreign Ministry. - The Foreign Ministry has only called my brother once, says the sister of one of the convicted men.
Winnipeg Free Press
Sweden summons Iraqi diplomat to protest death penalties reportedly handed to 2 Swedes
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Foreign Ministry said officials summoned the Iraqi chargé d’affaires Friday to protest against death sentences handed down to Swedes in Iraq. Swedish media reported in […]
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