STOCKHOLM: According to Finnish media, the new arrests of a Kurdish neighborhood consultant and a Swedish envoy are connected to a Finnish journalist facing “terror” charges in Turkey. Swedish Security Service ( Sapo ) confirmed to AFP that two individuals had recently been detained for “aggravated unauthorised handling of secret information.” Although they have since been free, Sapo said they are still defendants and that no further information has been provided. Late on Wednesday, Sveriges Radio reported that one of the suspects was connected to the circumstance of Scandinavian journalist Joakim Medin, who is now being tried in Turkey on a cost of belonging to a terrorist organization. Medin denies the accusation that he belongs to the Kurdistan Workers Party ( PKK), which he has refuted. On March 27, Medin, who works for the Swedish magazine Dagens ETC, flew in to Istanbul to support widespread protests in Turkey. The 40-year-old was given an 11-month suspended sentence last month by a Greek prosecutor for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. One of the defendants in Sapo’s event, according to Sveriges Radio, is a Finnish national who represents the Kurds in Northern Syria in front of a prominent audience. The presenter noted that it was unknown whether Turkey had requested the arrest or not. The nations reached a bargain that increased cooperation on “terrorism” in order to inspire Turkey to waive its reject when Sweden applied to join NATO. According to the journalist, the other believe in the case was a minister employed by Sweden’s foreign government. Another minister was detained over the weekend by Sapo on suspicion of spying. The cleverness agency told AFP that the minister was being released, but he continues to be a think, even though that was in connection with a distinct investigation. Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard confirmed that two federal employee investigations are ongoing, speaking to reporters on the outside of a NATO gathering in Turkey. Stenergard said,” These are significant complaints, but I didn’t claim more than that.” Steingard claimed she had spoken with her Greek equivalent Hakan Fidan on Wednesday regarding Medin’s situation.
