Sweden summons Turkish ambassador over writer and activist arrests - News Summed Up

Sweden summons Turkish ambassador over writer and activist arrests


Photo: Stina Stjernkvist/TTSweden has summoned Turkey's ambassador over the detention of two Swedish citizens, in a sign of souring relations with the EU member state candidate. READ ALSO: Sweden slams Turkey for jailed activistAnd Hamza Yalcin, a Swedish-Turkish citizen who writes for a left-wing online magazine, was arrested on August 3rd in Barcelona on a Turkish warrant. READ ALSO: Spain urged to free Swedish-Turkish writer Hamza YalcinTurkey accuses the men of "supporting terror groups". Wallström said Sweden would "make it clear" that Interpol arrest warrants could not be misused for "political purposes". The ambassador met with Annika Söder, Wallstrom's state secretary at the foreign ministry on Thursday.


Source: The Local August 25, 2017 05:15 UTC



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