Sweden refuses to extradite man accused of terrorism to Ankara

The Swedish government has refused to extradite a 50-year-old man accused of terrorism by Ankara to Türkiye, Report informs referring to Swedish agency TT.

Türkiye considers him a member of an armed terrorist group. An extradition request was received in November 2022, but Sweden refused to do so.

Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Sweden needs to take a number of additional steps for NATO membership.