Turkey’s top appeals court blocks extradition of drug trafficker to Sweden - Nordic Monitor

Turkey’s top appeals court blocks extradition of drug trafficker to Sweden - Nordic Monitor

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm In a surprising move, Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals (Yargıtay) — the country’s highest appeals court, dominated by Islamist and far-right judges — has blocked the extradition of a man wanted by Swedish authorities on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. The ruling, a copy of which was obtained by Nordic Monitor, cited multiple legal violations as a pretext, including an incomplete investigation, proced…